This cardboard box is both a pinhole camera and dark room. It comes with all the tools you'll need in order to learn about the photographic process from start to finish.
This cardboard box is a pinhole camera and a dark room
Remember when photos had to be developed? That was just a few years back, but, somehow, it seems like it was decades ago. Digital cameras have made life a lot easier for us and nowadays anyone can take a decent photograph. However, there was a time when you had to have considerable technical knowledge in order to obtain a perfect photo.
The Sténoflex is a cardboard box that's basically a simplified version of the photographic process, from the first stage to the very last (capturing the photo, storing it and developing it). It's the perfect way to learn about photography.
The box has a hole in the back where you insert the photosensitive paper in order to take photos. It's actually a pinhole camera, only it doesn't require rolls of film in order to work. The box already has paper inside (like in a Polaroid camera), but you'll have to develop the photos yourself with the materials supplied: photosensitive paper, developing powder, fixer and even a transparent red foil you can use to cover a lamp and turn any bathroom into a darkroom.
That way you'll learn exactly what photography is, something most people who take pictures with digital cameras have no idea about.
The Sténoflex is a scientific tool that'll come in handy for photography teachers or anyone who's a bit curious about the techniques of analog photography. It's also an artistic gadget that enables you to revisit the magic and poetry of photography's early days. And it's no-doubt a fun gift you'll enjoy playing with as you discover all the things you can do with a simple cardboard box.
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This cardboard box is a pinhole camera and a dark room
