pinhole cameras
Tiny opening photography
A pinhole camera is the simplest form of camera—a lightproof box with a tiny hole that admits light, projecting an inverted image onto the opposite surface.
No lens is required; the pinhole itself focuses light through diffraction.
Photographers use pinhole cameras for their soft, dreamlike images and infinite depth of field.
The principle also explains camera obscura and the crescent shadows cast during solar eclipses.
- aperturesHoles or gaps
- cyanotypesPhotographic prints in blue
- lenslessHaving no optical piece
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- lightproofImpenetrable to illumination
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