Pinhole camera workshops in Stuttgart
One afternoon, one camera, two hands, one negative.
One afternoon in Stuttgart with a cardboard pinhole camera: you and a second person expose one shared negative, you develop it yourself in Caffenol, and you walk home with your camera, the negative and a contact print. Six seats, €87 per person. The next date is not set yet.
What happens in a pinhole camera workshop?
You get a Both In Time pinhole camera in your hands, expose one negative together with a second person and develop it yourself in the studio. The workshop runs five hours, from arrival to the closing cup of tea.
It starts with the camera: a 0.3 mm hole, no viewfinder, no display. Ten minutes in, you know how it works, and you make your first exposure in the studio. Then the two of you head out into the city. Each person exposes one half of the shared negative, and what the other one chose, you only see in the developer tray.
Back in the studio you mix the developer and watch an image appear under red light for the first time. While the negatives dry, you letter or paint your camera. Tea and conversation close the afternoon.
The developer: coffee from the supermarket
The developer is called Caffenol: instant coffee, vitamin C and baking soda, all from the supermarket. So the workshop does not end at the studio door. With the Caffenol kit for home, you can do the same in your own kitchen.
Caffenol basics in the journalQuestions about the pinhole camera workshop
- What happens in a pinhole camera workshop?
You get to know the camera, expose one shared negative with a second person, once in the studio and once out in the city, and develop it yourself in Caffenol. Then you decorate your camera. Altogether it takes five hours.
- What does the workshop cost, and what is included?
€87 per person, including 19% German VAT. Included are a Both In Time camera to take home, the A5 photo paper, a contact print of your negative, a Caffenol kit for home, and tea, water and snacks. The camera alone costs €79 in the shop.
- When is the next date?
No date is set yet. Once it is, you book on the workshop page and pay when you book. To hear first, sign up for the newsletter. You can already give a seat as a gift, with the workshop voucher for any future date.
- Do I need any experience, and how many people take part?
No experience needed. You understand how the camera works in the first ten minutes. Each date has six seats, and every negative is exposed by two people.
Tell us where you are
So far the workshops only happen in Stuttgart. If enough people from another city sign up, we come to you, with cameras, coffee and a darkroom in a suitcase. Add yourself and we know where to start.
This is not a booking. You are not reserving anything and not paying anything. We write to you once a date in your city exists.
