THE MATCHBOX PINHOLE CAMERA IS LASER CUT FROM HIGH QUALITY PAPER THAT TAKES AMAZING PICTURES. VISIT OUR SHOP REPLACEMENT FILMS, FILM PROCESSING AND ALL THINGS ANALOGUE

“The Matchbox Camera is a pinhole camera made from high quality paper that YOU build and use to take great pictures”

THE MATCHBOX CAMERA

Highly engineered using the very latest in laser technology to cut and score high quality paper so YOU can assemble a working pinhole camera with ease. Converting a box of matches into a pinhole camera has been a classic rainy day project for science students and the photo-curious for decades. Now for the first time PaperCamera.co.uk offers a brand new design in pinhole photography.

WHAT IS A PINHOLE CAMERA?

A pinhole camera is like a normal camera except it uses a tiny hole instead of a lens to focus the light. Pinhole photographs have a fuzzy soft magical appearance. Get in close to your subject and look for bold shapes, colours and patterns. Get creative!

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHS

With its long exposure times, the Matchbox Camera is perfect for still life, landscapes and ultra creative portraits. Pinhole photography is a fantastic way for you to broaden your photographic horizons and explore your own creativity. See the world in a new way and go beyond the constraints of traditional lens based photography. Challenge yourself!

USING TRADITIONAL FILM

The Matchbox Camera uses traditional silver based photographic film. Digital technology now dominates photography for ease of use and speed. Traditional film requires chemical processing a little more time but yields images which can not be matched by digital technology for their originality. When you have completed your film contact www.Papercamera.co.uk about developing and processing options.

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The Matchbox Camera is designed by professional photographer and long-time pinhole devotee Chris McNulty.

“If pinhole photography lacks some fine detail it more than makes up with fuzzy colours and unexpected effects. ”

CAMERA KIT

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Want to get into pinhole photography but don’t want to blow the budget? This option is what we recommend to get you pinholing. Everything you need is included.

  • A4 Laser cut camera in 415gsm Kraft paper

  • Eight page instruction booklet

  • Kodakcolor 200 ISO 24 exposure 35mm film

  • A 35mm reusable film cassette

INSTRUCTIONS

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Our eight page instruction booklet is available to download.

Workshop

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Join photographer and designer of the Matchbox Camera, ChrisMcNulty for a workshop building a pinhole camera from a single sheet of recycled paper.

The Matchbox Camera is available in educational packages for educators to run their own  workshops.  Fully supported with printed instructions and video.

 

Watch the Matchbox Camera under constructed. 

The Matchbox Camera is a pinhole camera made from 100% recycled paper that YOU build and use to take great pictures. Available from www.papercamera.co.uk. A pinhole camera is like a regular camera except that instead of a lens a tiny hole is used to form the image.