Although photography has technologically advanced and is
advancing exponentially, the pace at which a photographer has to catch up with
the changing medium and techniques is quite high. Caught in the technology race trying to under stand the digital
photography from every different angle sometimes becomes mundane.
In such a situation I decided to step back and see where it
all began. The “Camera Obscura” or the in other words the pin hole camera was
the answer for it. Having read about it few days back and with an inquisitive
mind of a child I decided to test it my self along with my nephew Anchit who is a 2nd
standard student.
First we decided the room in the house which
would become the dark chamber “the light proof room. The window was chosen and
the view out side the window was just right. Next question was how to seal all
windows. There came an answer with black chart papers.
The view out side room |
Black Chart papers being cut |
Immediately went out and got couple of black chart papers
took the measurement of the windows and made a custom fit size to seal all
windows. All doors of the room was locked and light leaking through the gaps of
the door were sealed using blankets.
Both windows closed with chart papers |
Cut a hole on the sheet through with the light would be
beamed. Made a pouch which would hold the different size apertures. Bigger the
aperture brighter the image but blurry. Smaller aperture was determined which
would give optimum sharpness and the brightness to the image formed on the
wall.
The Pin hole through which light will come in |
Now we were all set. Thrilled with what we were going to
see, I felt like I travelled back in time some 200 years. Going to witness what
we all call the Photography, where it all began.
Anchit(Left) and Rithwik(right) The actual image formed is upside down(inverted) |
The image is inverted in post processing to show the right perspective. |