Pinhole Photography Pinhole Photography WorkshopWorkshop
Paul Griffin – SAS Photo Teacher
ARARTE Conference 2010
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ARARTE Conference 2010
Introduction – a little historic perspective
Construct Cameras
Make Exposures
Develop Negatives
Print Positives
The Pinhole is the third imaging system invented by man
1.) The window: Invented about a half a million years ago.
2.) The plane mirror: Invented just after the Bronze Age, 6,000 years ago.
3.) Pinhole
First: A Little History
5th Century BCChina, A philosopher named Mo Ti records the principle idea of the camera: Reflected light rays of an illuminated object passing through a small hole in a dark enclosure result in an inverted but exact image of the object
1038 AD
Arab scholar Alhazen describes a working model for what will later be known in Europe as the “camera obscura”
Thanks for inviting me over to watch your camel show!
1553
Scientist Giovanni Battista della Porta describes how a camera obscura can be used “to trace a precise copy of nature”.
Almost done, Soon I’ll be meeting mama mia for a pizza!
1553 – 1600’s
The Camera Obscura becomes an artist’s tool and its design continues to be refined.
Finally, I’m almost as good as that Rembrandt dude!
Sir David Brewster 1800’s
Scottish scientist credited with making the first pinhole photographs using paper negatives.
He was also the inventor of the kaleidoscope
1900 – 2010Photographers and Artists around the globe experiment with the ultimate in low tech camera design.
This Year’s World Pinhole Day:
Sunday April 24, 2011
www.worldpinhole.org
Alexis Bell - My View
World Pinhole Photo Day ImagesApril 25, 2010
Shelby Patenella – Patio
Danielle Courtenay – Ornament
Rene Hyde – Worms Eye View
Mr G’s Eight Banner Pinhole Day Images 2010
Mr G’s Eight Banners Pinhole Works – 2008
Mr.G’s Leonardo Pinhole Works -2007
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