Thursday, March 3, 2011

Pablo Saborido Camara Obscura

Pablo Saborido

Pablo Saborido

Pablo Saborido


Beautiful project by Argentinian photographer Pablo Saborido.
It remind me of the work of James Jaspar in the way they both make a very interesting use of reflections and bring the outside inside.

Susan of sMacThoughts was so kind to explain the technique Pablo is using to achieve this intriguing effect in his photographs as well as the mechanism of a pin hole camera:
Essentially, the camera (room) obscura (dark) is the same thing as a pinhole camera where the wall in the room = the film (light sensitive substrate), and the room itself is the pinhole box. Anyone can demonstrate this to themselves better if they have a room with a bright view: cover the window with a very dark shade, and make a pinhole in it. A perfect image of the outside scenery will be reflected directly on the opposite wall upside-down with the light which shines through the pinhole.
Check out the rest of the Camara Oscura series and more great photography on Pablo's web site.

Thank you Susan for your great, clear explanation! 

11 comments:

  1. Wow ... that's fabulous! And it would certainly have you looking at the world in a completely different way ... and from a rather unique perspective! :)

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  2. wow, super nice and the perspective is simply great!!
    thanks for sharing!!

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  3. Hi Galit, I should also add to my description that rather than make an actual 'pin'-hole in a shade, you actually have to make a 'small' hole in order to get the scene reflected across the room. A pinhole would not allow enough light in to make such a large image in a 'box' the size of a room. :P

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  4. I've seen something like this before and it is just so stunning! the one I saw was in venice, a view of the grand canal. It was filmed so you could watch the gondolas going past upside own. Gorgeous!

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  5. These are fantastic! And it even sounds easy and simple from the way Susan explains it (: I might give it a try in the studio

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  6. At first sight, I thought the wall on the top pic had peeling paint, (which I always find delightful to look upon), but then was dazzlingly surprised. Love this! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Wow! that is wonderful!
    You find the most amazing stuff.

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  8. This is excellent. Thanks for introducing me to the work of Pablo Saborido.

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  9. beautiful! i would love to fill a wall with an artwork like that.

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