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…

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

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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.

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...

Nancy Breslin tests a camera obscura lens from the Finnish company called Bonfoton and turns an entire room into a camera obscura.

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Maker: unknown Nationality: UK Medium: apparatus Size: Location: UK Object No. 2009.008 Shelf: room Publication: Other Collections: Notes: To view our archive organized by themes and subjects, visit: OUR COLLECTIONS For information about reproducing this image, visit: THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE