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in Memory of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

and the worldwide first Photography - Mai 1816 - non fixed

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CATSKILLS  PINHOLE CAMERA PROJECT


Create an image using Nicéphore Niépce's photographic method from 1816.

INSTRUCTIONS:

To make an exposure, fix the camera sturdily in position. The camera is water resistant. It is designed for taking exposures outdoors. (In fact it won't work indoors, unless left open for several months.) It is OK to tape the camera to window glass, or to put it on a window ledge as long as it faces a well-lit area outside. When selecting a subject keep in mind that vision angle is approximately 120 °. Exposure starts when the black tape covering the pinhole is lifted, and ends when the black tape is put back to cover the pinhole. Exposure time is minimum one week in the summer, and minimum two weeks in the winter. There is no danger of overexposing; only underexposing is an issue.

DISCLAIMER:
All images created for this project will be in the public domain.

ABOUT THE TECHNIQUE:

In May 1816 Joseph Nicéphore Niépce made a groundbreaking discovery. He placed a piece of silver nitrate––coated paper in a camera obscura, put the camera on the window ledge in his office, and left the camera with an open shutter for a few days. From the exposure to sunlight the silver nitrate changed its color, which resulted in a small picture—a negative of the scene outside Niépce's office. He called this process “Retina.” Niépce’s desperation must have been beyond expression when he held the first photography in his hands, but was not able to show it to the world—he could not find a way to stop the negative from darkening when brought into the light for viewing.
Nowadays we can save the image before it disappears by scanning it, and are able to change negative into positive by using computer software.
What is the role of the photographer who installs a pinhole camera and starts an exposure? It seems that he or she initiates a chance process, the result of which is left to fate. Instead of actively taking a picture, the photographer lets Nature do the work. Therefore there is no such thing as a "bad picture." All images are equally valuable documents.

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