Thanks to David Ocampo for brining up this interresting topic. I think the discussion of whether artists should be true to their medium or whether we should embrace new technology applies to us pinholers because many of us are taking a minimalistic approach to a technologically advanced medium: photography.
A negative from a pinhole camera is the most honest image of real space that one can create. Ironically, pinhole photography also tends to distort our perception of time. So both preservation of reality and distortion of reality are inherant traits of pinhole photography. For this reason I think pinhole photography appeals to both "grass roots" photographers, and "abstract experimentalists" alike. Everyone's got their preferences (I just deleted the last half of this email in which I quite concisely explained my preferences for black and white prints representing an actual event in time and space over computer-manipulated images on a screen). My point is: make images that appeal to you. Chances are, there will be other people out there who appreciate them as well. As for those people who don't appreciate the way you make your images, well, they obviously don't value the same things as you. So what. Keep Pinholin' (or if you prefer, switch to computer generated 3D animation) Jeremy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
