Pinhole photography!✨🌟
Recently, I also attempted to create pinhole photography- this uses one basic of the concepts of a camera, a camera without a lens but with a tiny aperture (a tiny slit/crevice), in a light proof-material or box). This is known as the camera obscura effect (which means obscured image/dark chambers), the earliest recorded mention of a pinhole camera was as early as the 5th century BC, by the philosopher Mozi. The Arabian scientist In al Haytham wrote about pinhole effects in the book of Optics. He discovered that by using a smaller pinhole, the image depicts a much sharper form, but dims the light of the composition. I gained this knowledge through the CCS lectures where one of the lectures focused on the variation in perspective, the various gazes depicted in media and how light works/the history of this discovery.
The physics behind pinhole photograph: The pinhole acts like a lens and defracts light as it passes through. We can see the light as it passes through. We can see the image because light reflects everything. Only a small amount of reflected light can go through the crack which is what us viewers/photographers can see on the screen of the camera.
My process: In the mono printing studio, the lecturer showed me how to use the pinhole camera technique, firstly, she explained what materials were needed (a needle to bore a hole/gap, a piece of metal material and a phone/camera).
Furthermore, I pierced the metal with the needle and made a small crevice/hole, then I placed my camera lens on top of the hole (this let light flow through the metal)! I then took a photograph with this pinhole effect.
Monday seminar/ tutorials:
I was immensely inspired by the tutorial surrounding colour and also the lecture focusing on composition. Learning the elements of what creates an art piece opened my eyes to all the various techniques and planning that I need to include in my artworks and photography, and the endless options that surround these elements is inspiring. Planning my work in relation to line, shape, texture,space, colour and pattern has improved the standard of quality in my artworks and also enabled me to explore various styles and genres.
