Understanding Light and Lenses: Camera Obscura
Location
The Dell
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
155
Start Date
4-5-2023 10:00 AM
End Date
4-5-2023 3:00 PM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Art
Keywords
camera obscura
Abstract
The camera obscura is born of the pinhole camera, whose existence can be traced back to 400 BC when Mo-ti, the founder of Mohism, theorized and recorded early concepts of image and lens creation. His disciples then developed this concept into a simple and early theory of optics. We will be demonstrating this theory by using a portable ice fishing hut and a pinhole to create a large camera on the DELL.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Prof. Siobhan Byrns
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Understanding Light and Lenses: Camera Obscura
The Dell
The camera obscura is born of the pinhole camera, whose existence can be traced back to 400 BC when Mo-ti, the founder of Mohism, theorized and recorded early concepts of image and lens creation. His disciples then developed this concept into a simple and early theory of optics. We will be demonstrating this theory by using a portable ice fishing hut and a pinhole to create a large camera on the DELL.