Camera obscura

The camera obscura – meaning ‘Camera’ from Latin, locked chamber and ‘Obscura’ meaning Dark, is exactly that, a darkened chamber. A small hole allowing bright light wa…

Diagram Of How A Camera Obscura Works

Camera obscura, ancestor of the photographic camera. The Latin name means ‘dark chamber,’ and the earliest versions, dating to antiquity, consisted of small darkened rooms with light admitted through a single tiny hole. The result was that an inverted image of the outside scene was cast on the opposite wall.

Abelardo Morell. Camera Obscura Image of Houses Across the Street in our Living Room. 1991. Gelatin silver print. 17 7/8 × 22 1/2" (45.4 × 57.1 cm). Gift of the artist. 415.1992. © 2024 Abelardo Morell. Photography

We heard how dangerous it could get outdoors with all of the traffic-crossings, pollen, UV rays and so on, and so we decided to stay inside and paint our

Origami Camera Obscura (folded paper and glass lens, 2010), is a small portable artwork designed to fit in a pocket until the moment of use. Created as a multiple...

How to Make and Use a Pinhole Camera Can Or Box Pinhole Camera A pinhole camera is a small, light-tight can or box with a black interior and a tiny hole in the center of one end. By using common household materials, you can make a camera that will...

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Posts about history of the camera written by Kate

The idea in embarking on the "Interior/Exterior" project was a nocturnal inspiration after seeing some bw-images of Abelardo Morel in a photo magazine. In the room converted into a camera obscura I could capture an image of a person and at the same time that person’s room and the view from the window – what an all-encompassing method by which to photograph a person’s living environment! The originally documentary idea soon expanded in a new direction. The pictures began to form not only a…