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I was inside a camera and processed the picture myself !
« on: September 26, 2010, 06:01:56 PM »
While in this photography event in Paraty, Brazil ( http://paratyemfoco.com/blog/ ) I met these guys from "Cidade Invertida" or in english "Inverterd City".

The project consists in a camper trailer transformed in a big pinhole camera and dark room where people could walk inside and see how a basic camera works. You're then invited to see the image projected in a large white wall and from there, play a bit with the focus by changing the stops (a cheap lens can also be placed instead the pinhole). You can choose the size o the paper and photograph by exposing for a few seconds the positive Ilford paper.  The result can be seen "instantly" since the trailer also works as a dark room.

The whole thing might be familiar to the most of us but some people (specially the digital generation ) still don't have a clue how it works. The "Cidade Invertida" go around Brazil in association with museums and cultural/social projects, teaching traditional photography to people from either University level and schools.

More of their work can be seen at :

http://www.cidadeinvertida.com.br/home/foto01.shtml
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cidadeinvertida/
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« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2010, 08:29:27 PM »
Very cool!

If I didn't live in the city, and had some room to work with, I'd create something (and an educational program to go with it) like this to take around to schools.

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« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2010, 10:56:38 PM »
Very cool  :)

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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2010, 01:59:47 AM »
that is so cool!
I would love to do that!!!!
 I've been threatening the hubby about making our living room into a camera obscura...so far he's not going for it.

He did make me a nice dark out door for the darkroom, so maybe with time I can convince him we need a camera obscura in the living room!!    :)





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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2010, 03:01:41 AM »
You weren't kidding!! Fantastic!

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« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2010, 10:32:50 AM »
Really wonderful, what a great job that would be!
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« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2010, 01:32:59 PM »
that is so cool!
I would love to do that!!!!
 I've been threatening the hubby about making our living room into a camera obscura...so far he's not going for it.

He did make me a nice dark out door for the darkroom, so maybe with time I can convince him we need a camera obscura in the living room!!    :)


What I like the most is that everything was free, even in an event where people could easily afford paying for that.

I've seen a book once from a guy I can't remember...  :P he went around different places and transformed the rooms into cameras obscura, had the image projected on the wall and then photographed them, the book it's amazing...
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« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2010, 05:19:17 PM »
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I've seen a book once from a guy I can't remember...  :P he went around different places and transformed the rooms into cameras obscura, had the image projected on the wall and then photographed them, the book it's amazing...

It might not be the same person but my friend Derek Reay does this http://www.derekreayphotography.co.uk/Pages/gallery-camera-obscura.html

And has produced a book http://www.derekreayphotography.co.uk/Pages/book-show-pinhole.html
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« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2010, 05:34:25 PM »

I've seen a book once from a guy I can't remember...  :P he went around different places and transformed the rooms into cameras obscura, had the image projected on the wall and then photographed them, the book it's amazing...


The guy might be Abelardo Morell? He makes Camera Obscuras and Photographs them with a 5x4 camera (I think)

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« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2010, 10:41:59 AM »
"I've seen a book once from a guy I can't remember...   he went around different places and transformed the rooms into cameras obscura, had the image projected on the wall and then photographed them, the book it's amazing"

I think you're right Will, it would be Abelardo Morell, have a look at his site...

http://www.abelardomorell.net/photography/recent_01/recent_01.html

I got his CAmera Obscura book out of the library. Largely black and white, amazing, but he has done some colour work too.
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« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2010, 11:56:23 PM »
I have Abelardo Morell Obscura book. Very inspiring.

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« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2010, 04:25:32 AM »

I've seen a book once from a guy I can't remember...  :P he went around different places and transformed the rooms into cameras obscura, had the image projected on the wall and then photographed them, the book it's amazing...


The guy might be Abelardo Morell? He makes Camera Obscuras and Photographs them with a 5x4 camera (I think)

Yes ! It is Abelardo Morell... his work is fantastic !
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« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2010, 01:44:26 PM »
I have Abelardo Morell Obscura book. Very inspiring.

I just ordered it, I borrowed it from my local library once its wonderful.