Camera obscura

The camera obscura – meaning ‘Camera’ from Latin, locked chamber and ‘Obscura’ meaning Dark, is exactly that, a darkened chamber. A small hole allowing bright light wa…

An illustrated study of Vermeer and the camera obscura.

By carefully boring holes in walls Chris Fraser creates beautiful light art.

Artist Aaron Chapman shows you the joy in making a camera obscura from the comfort of your bedroom. He covers materials needed and the steps to take.

Abelardo Morell. Camera Obscura Image of Houses Across the Street in our Living Room. 1991. Gelatin silver print. 17 7/8 × 22 1/2" (45.4 × 57.1 cm). Gift of the artist. 415.1992. © 2023 Abelardo Morell. Photography

Cardboard Camera Obscura: Camera Obscura just means dark room! With this instructable we'll be creating a small dark room out of cardboard, cereal box, masking tape and a cheap plastic hand lens. You can use this little contraption to view the world upside down, turn it into…

Camera obscura, ancestor of the photographic camera. The Latin name means ‘dark chamber,’ and the earliest versions, dating to antiquity, consisted of small darkened rooms with light admitted through a single tiny hole. The result was that an inverted image of the outside scene was cast on the opposite wall.

An illustrated study of Vermeer and the camera obscura.