The Starbucks Columbian Camera

Posted by Gregg Kemp on December 13th, 2005 — Posted in Spirit of Pinhole

Even before it landed in the kitchen trashcan, my hand was reaching for the empty coffee bag I just tossed. I rarely let solid containers like cans or boxes go to the trash before evaluating their potential as a pinhole camera. But I hadn’t considered something as flimsy as a bag being a camera. This was a Starbucks Columbian coffee bean bag, made of aluminum foil, light-tight (I assumed), and would hold a 4×5 negative. It suddenly sounded like a camera to me. (more…)

Cold Moon (1)

Posted by Gregg Kemp on December 11th, 2005 — Posted in Shooting the Moon

The next full moon (the Cold Moon ) will be on December 15th. (more…)