When my teacher told us to bring a Quaker Oatmeal Can, I thought she was crazy. I had no idea that something, that had no part resembling a camera, could take a picture like this. We first took our cans and spray painted them black so that no light would get and ruin the picture. Then we made the shutter and covered the cap with black paper so no light could get in that way either. Once we had finished constructing the camera, we were ready to begin taking pictures. This was the part I did not understand. We went outside to watch the demonstration and I could tell that this was going to be a long and hard process for me.
My first photos turned out too dark, but I slowly progressed from there. With more experience, and confidence, my pictures began to improve. The things you could do while waiting for the picture to take was the best part. You could have someone walk in and walk out and then it would show on your negative photo. It was funny to see people taking the pictures, too, because we were just standing there and people probably thought we were so weird. I tried moving my arms for one picture, and when it developed, it looked like I had no arms! It was hilarious! Who knew behind all the frustration of not getting the "perfect picture" there was so much fun and excitement? I'm really happy we are doing this project because it make me realize that you can take a picture with almost anything! I just need to remember to not give up because I will eventually get the picture I want, I just need patience.
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