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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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

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1900 – 2010Photographers and Artists around the globe experiment with the ultimate in low tech camera design.

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This Year’s World Pinhole Day:

Sunday April 24, 2011

www.worldpinhole.org

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Alexis Bell - My View

World Pinhole Photo Day ImagesApril 25, 2010

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Shelby Patenella – Patio

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Danielle Courtenay – Ornament

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Rene Hyde – Worms Eye View

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Mr G’s Eight Banner Pinhole Day Images 2010

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Mr G’s Eight Banners Pinhole Works – 2008

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Mr.G’s Leonardo Pinhole Works -2007

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