Overview of Photography
In its simplest form, a camera is a device for capturing light and transmitting it to a medium that allows us to fix an image of a moment in time. The first day of my basic photography class in college found me making a rough “pinhole” camera from a simple, “light-proof” container with a very small hole and something to cover the hole with. I used an empty, round cardboard oatmeal container and several layers of masking tape to seal it up. Inside, I placed an undeveloped sheet of photo paper (not even ...
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