How to Make a Pinhole Camera

Want to make your very own Pinhole Camera? Well the folks at the Royal Institution’s L’Oréal Young Scientist Centre have done this short how-to video providing step-by-step instructions, using materials that are easily accessible to everyone.



Whether at school or at home, making pinhole cameras is an excellent educational activity which introduces children and young people to the science of optics and how light can be manipulated to make images. It also helps to instil a deeper understanding of the roots of digital technology, something so prevalent in today’s society.



Dedicated to connecting people to the world of science and technology, the Royal Institution’s (RI) L’Oréal Young Scientist Centre (LYSC), was established to encourage children to take part in hands-on experiments in a state-of-the-art professional laboratory and spark a lifelong passion for science.