Define Camera Obscura.
a darkened box with a convex lens or aperture for projecting the image of an external object onto a screen inside. It is important historically in the development of photography.
Explain the steps to create, expose and process a pinhole camera image:
First we took an Altoids tin with a hole in the middle of it, then we put a piece of tin and poked a pin through it to make the "lens". After the tin was made we taped light sensitive paper inside it and taped the tin closed. The next class we went outside and found spots to put our tins on. After a couple of days outside we went back out and took them down, when we came back inside we scanned the paper onto the computer and inverted it to make it more visible.
How did you create a shutter and aperture on your pinhole camera body?
The shutter and aperture was made by the size of the pinhole we put onto the tin.
What was the focal length of the cameras?
The focal length is 21.28 mm which was the distance from the paper to the pinhole.
Where did you place your camera and what was your exposure time?
I placed my camera facing the main driveway of the school. The exposure time was the 2 days we left it out in the sun.
What was the light source for the exposure?
The light source for the camera was the sun.
After taking down your camera and seeing the results, how did the image appear on the light sensitive paper?
The image was very difficult to see due to the color of the paper .
Explain the steps you took to "process" your pinhole negative with the scanner and Photoshop.
The steps I used in Photoshop was open the picture then just invert it using the inver option. After it was inverted I adjusted the levels of the picture and saved it.
Finally, what surprised you about your results? If you could re-do the process, what would you do differently to change your results?
What surprised me was how clear the photo came out. If i could redo the process I would change the location to an area that has more scenery.
a darkened box with a convex lens or aperture for projecting the image of an external object onto a screen inside. It is important historically in the development of photography.
Explain the steps to create, expose and process a pinhole camera image:
First we took an Altoids tin with a hole in the middle of it, then we put a piece of tin and poked a pin through it to make the "lens". After the tin was made we taped light sensitive paper inside it and taped the tin closed. The next class we went outside and found spots to put our tins on. After a couple of days outside we went back out and took them down, when we came back inside we scanned the paper onto the computer and inverted it to make it more visible.
How did you create a shutter and aperture on your pinhole camera body?
The shutter and aperture was made by the size of the pinhole we put onto the tin.
What was the focal length of the cameras?
The focal length is 21.28 mm which was the distance from the paper to the pinhole.
Where did you place your camera and what was your exposure time?
I placed my camera facing the main driveway of the school. The exposure time was the 2 days we left it out in the sun.
What was the light source for the exposure?
The light source for the camera was the sun.
After taking down your camera and seeing the results, how did the image appear on the light sensitive paper?
The image was very difficult to see due to the color of the paper .
Explain the steps you took to "process" your pinhole negative with the scanner and Photoshop.
The steps I used in Photoshop was open the picture then just invert it using the inver option. After it was inverted I adjusted the levels of the picture and saved it.
Finally, what surprised you about your results? If you could re-do the process, what would you do differently to change your results?
What surprised me was how clear the photo came out. If i could redo the process I would change the location to an area that has more scenery.
Pinhole Photo OOS
Where did you place the pinhole camera outside of school?
I placed my pinhole camera in a window in my house facing the front yard/ Street.
How many days did you leave the camera out?
I left the the camera in the window for around 7 days.
How did light, weather, location and time impact your results?
The light of the room didn't change much, however it did rain and change from day and night.
What changes (if any) did you make to modify your camera before taking the second image?
I didn't make any changes to the camera before i put it up.
Compare your out of school pinhole image to your first in school image:
What is similar and different about the images?
Both photos have clear pathways (side walk/road) however the in school photo is more clear while the one from out of school is blurry.
What is better or worse about the results of either image?
I don't like the results of the out of school photo because of how blurry it is.
I placed my pinhole camera in a window in my house facing the front yard/ Street.
How many days did you leave the camera out?
I left the the camera in the window for around 7 days.
How did light, weather, location and time impact your results?
The light of the room didn't change much, however it did rain and change from day and night.
What changes (if any) did you make to modify your camera before taking the second image?
I didn't make any changes to the camera before i put it up.
Compare your out of school pinhole image to your first in school image:
What is similar and different about the images?
Both photos have clear pathways (side walk/road) however the in school photo is more clear while the one from out of school is blurry.
What is better or worse about the results of either image?
I don't like the results of the out of school photo because of how blurry it is.