THE HOLE-INDER PAGE:

Hole-inders are pinhole cameras made entirely from materials that were headed for the landfill. These cardboard cylinders came to me from a drugstore whose photo department had closed years ago. They were to be tossed out, but they've now been transformed into something useful. Pinhole cameras!

Some of the cylinders in their funky cardboard box.

Some cylinders set out, ready for painting.

A completed Hole-inder.

Exposing the pinhole. The shutter is made of black ribbon. It is held shut with two magnet strips. These strips were saved from some out-dated emergency number refrigerator magnets that were headed for the dumpster.

Loading the 4x5 film. No tape required!

Available in these fine colors. Copper, silver, gold and gloss black...painted with scrap paint that was destined for a hazardous materials landfill.

 

Each camera is numbered and signed and comes with a hand-engraved plaque, made from a piece of a discarded beer can found on the beach by my house.

 

So I tested 'em out:

    

Made with the silver Hole-inder. Film: HP-5, 10 second exposure.

Black Hole-inder. Film: HP-5, 10 second exposure.

Copper Hole-inder. Film: HP-5, 60 second exposure.

Black Hole-inder. Film: HP-5, 15 second exposure.

Behind the Tokeland Hotel on the 4th of July. Kodak Portra VC 160.

 

You, too, can own your own special Hole-inder! They're only $17.99 + shipping.

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The Gala Edition Hole-inders:

Not being able to leave well enough alone, I've embellished some of the Hole-inders with shimmering glass beads and other fine accoutrements.

The Pink Hole. The second loop (to the right) enables the shutter to be hooked open for extended exposures.

 

Pink Hole rear view. The flower embellishments are strategically placed so the camera can be set on it's side, on a flat surface, without rolling during exposure.

Detail of the Pink Hole's lid.

The Pink Hole-inder's shutter isn't for anyone with large fingers.

Taken with the Pink Hole-inder. Film: HP-5, 60 second exposure.

 

The old typewriter keys are placed strategically so the camera can be set on its side, on a flat surface, and it won't roll.

The lid.

Another shutter that requires nimble fingers.

Taken with the "typewriter" Hole-inder.

 

  

The HellHole. A work in progress.

Rear view of the HellHole.

The HellHole's horns.

The HellHole's shutter.

Understand the Holier-Than-Thou pinhole camera, in 14 easy stations.

Hey! Check out my PussyHole!

 

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