Lights, Sounds, and Cameras

When looking within a camera, we usually take to advantage the science behind the work. Such things as timing and reflections we never even consider. That is what my class (Light, Sound, and Time) had studied for the first unit of the class. The students had tried to understand light by understanding subjects such as the production of light, the abilities of our eyeballs/it's evolution, and the unit circle (which connects well with frequencies and wavelengths) . We had gone to certain places such as the Latin School of Chicago, the Goodman Theatre, and many more areas of Chicago to study light.

In order to understand light, class members had to create a pinhole camera and see if it would work creating a proper picture. The project was a challenge, but only because most didn't know if the film was a dud or not until the end. However, the project felt awarding as it was well placed within the curriculum, and how the method was simple enough to be practiced.

After observing the effects of the project, I could say that taking the picture would had worked better if I first thought about the box itself rather then the accessories. Granted, it was still much of fun understanding the concepts behind light itself, the material used lacked structure.