text: how can i make a pinhole camera? i took a shoe box.and paste a black paper inside.but i couldn't make it properly. please help me. i got this project from my school teacher. & if i couldn't make it , i loose my marks put a piece of white paper at the back and a small hole at the front.  sit in a dark room with the hole facing out the window on a sunny day.  an unfocused (you can change focus by the distance from the hole to the white paper) image should appear on the white paper.