Camera Obscura

The overall process of creating the camera obscura was a lot more fun and creative than I anticipated. Our basic strategy was to cover the window with black garbage bags, cut a tiny hole in the center, and let the magic happen. Unfortunately, it was not this easy. The original hole we cut was too big, so we had to patch up the garbage bag with miscellaneous materials (i.e. Einstein Bagel bags) in order to shrink the hole to the most proficient size. Once we had done so, the camera obscura had worked! We began to see the projection of the buildings on the walls. Although we had success, the projection still was not as clear as we would have liked it to have been (so unclear we couldn’t even get a picture that wasn’t all black), so we put experimented with a camera lens. Still no results. 

With failure using the camera lens, we knew it was time to start getting creative to get results worth blogging about. In order to clarify and really appreciate the natural projection, we decided to prop up two tables vertically that were conveniently sitting in the room, almost as a display wall. We messed with different positionings and were finally able to get a crystal-clear projection. Different positions led to different results, but finally we had done it. With astonishment and amazement that the obscura had actually worked so well, I called all my friends over to get a look. Everyone was so intrigued with the whole process, and of course everyone had their phone out to snag pics for their snapchats.