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ARARTE Conference 2010. Pinhole Photography Workshop. Paul Griffin – SAS Photo Teacher. ARARTE Conference 2010. Introduction – a little historic perspective Construct Cameras Make Exposures Develop Negatives Print Positives. First: A Little History.
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ARARTE Conference 2010 Pinhole Photography Workshop Paul Griffin – SAS Photo Teacher
ARARTE Conference 2010 Introduction – a little historic perspective Construct Cameras Make Exposures Develop Negatives Print Positives
First: A Little History 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
5th Century BC China, 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 – 2010 Photographers 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
World Pinhole Photo Day ImagesApril 25, 2010 Alexis Bell - My View
