The camera obscura, the ‘dark chamber’, is the precursor to modern cameras. Aristotle recognised this principle as early as 400 BC. At that time, he was the first to describe how an upside-down image is formed when light enters a dark room through a small hole. Leonardo da Vinci observed 1800 years later that this phenomenon can also be found in the human eye. The dark room in which the images are captured served as a model for landscape and portrait painters of the time.
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">The introduction to camera obscura photography covers historical and contemporary developments as well as photographic practices. By building the camera obscura themselves, developing the film and selecting images, students gain an approach to photography that not only imparts technical knowledge but also introduces contemporary photographers who work with this camera. The practical and theoretical exploration of the medium of photography against the backdrop of its history and its integration into the present day forms the basis for later independent photographic work.
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"><B>17 September 2016</B>
?| 10:00 – 17:00
?Presentation of contemporary camera obscura photographers. This will demonstrate that photography with the camera obscura is not confined to the past and black and white imagery, but that various photographic artists are currently creating works using the pinhole camera.
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Technical requirements and building your own camera obscura. How does the camera obscura work and how is it built? Together, each participant will build their own camera.
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"><b>18 September 2016
?| 10:00 – 17:00
?</b>Photographing with the Camera Obscura. Depending on their vision, everyone can pursue their own ideas. Naturally, with an introduction and guidance on exposure times. Developing the images and comparing the results. The first results will be developed together in the darkroom.
<P style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Total duration of the workshop: approx. 16 hours. The course is limited to 8 participants.
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">The price includes all components required to build a high-quality and functional pinhole camera, as well as the photographic materials. At the end, participants can take their own camera obscura home with them.
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Lecturer:
Karen Stuke
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">www.photowerkberlin.com/products/camera-obscura
