Pinhole Photography
© Julia Dean
This hands-on workshop is designed for a beginner or an advanced photographer. The technique itself is not difficult and requires no prior photographic training. The pinhole cameras provided in class are basically a 4x5 wooden box with a tiny hole that serves as the F/stop and lens. A small lever that covers the pinhole is moved back and forth to function as the shutter. These are the basics of the first camera made and today the pinhole still creates stunningly beautiful images, softer than pictures with a lens. Following a demonstration and explanation, all participants will go out to shoot.
Julia Dean is the founder of the Julia Dean Photo Workshops. Throughout her career, she has traveled to more than 40 countries while freelancing for numerous relief groups and magazines. She is also the author/photographer of the children’s book, A Year on Monhegan Island. Julia received a Bachelor of Science degree in photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Master of Arts degree in journalism at the University of Nebraska. She began her career as an apprentice to famed photographer Berenice Abbott. Later, Julia was a photo editor for the Associated Press in New York. She has taught for 25 years at such places as the University of Nebraska, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Santa Monica College, the Santa Fe Workshops, the Maine Photographic Workshops and the Julia Dean Photo Workshops.
