# Pinhole photographers: what am I doing wrong?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinhole-photographers-what-am-i-doing-wrong/355848>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 8, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinhole-photographers-what-am-i-doing-wrong/355848 "2006-05-08T04:14:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinhole-photographers-what-am-i-doing-wrong/355848/21 "2006-05-12T13:13:00Z")

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Oh man, now I know what my weekend project is going to be 😛

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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinhole-photographers-what-am-i-doing-wrong/355848/22 "2006-05-13T08:32:07Z")

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OK, I haven’t read the thread, I’m not gonna read the thread, I’m just gonna say:

Get a longer box, let the image spread more before hitting paper.

Or, if you want a wider-angle, use a thinner medium to put the pinhole through (foil, perhaps, to ensure opacity).

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