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Article · Eye of the Tyne Photography
Solargraphy (Making a Camera Out of a Beer Can!)
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2020
About this lesson
A nine-step guide to converting a beer can into a solargraphy pinhole camera, with photographed build stages, siting advice, and finished multi-month sun-trail results.
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