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Real Photography Company
Room Obscuras
Bringing the Outside In
We encourage you to black out a room and project an inverted image of the outside world onto your walls and ceilings by letting in light through a small hole in your blackout material.
The experience can be enjoyed by all, and the projected image can be photographed with a long exposure using a digital camera. This is a great opportunity to combine 21st century innovation and creativity with a 3000 year old technique.
For inspiration have a look at room projections by Abelardo Morell (the master at this sort of thing), the wonderful Marja Pirila, or Chris Fraser.
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Materials required:
Cardboard from a large box
Gaffer tape, pins or bluetack for fixing card
Digital camera / phone which does time exposures. (optional)
Camera Obscura FAQs
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Where can we get the lens?
In the materials pack we sent out to participants or you can search on google for plastic wallet magnifiers or 1 diopter lenses to buy online.
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Can we get more materials packs?
yes we can send out some more packs - email in with your address to realphotographycompany@gmail.com
Room Obscura Gallery
Images by: Alex Grove, Liz Hammond, Ruth Jacobs, Patrick Roger-Jones, Wendy Leocque, Sebastian Michnowicz,
Justin Quinnell, Andy Sherlock and Sophie Sherwood.
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