In the Renaissance Pin Hole photography techniques were mostly used by scientists and astromers, and in later centuries the pinhole was fitted with a lens, to help artists and amateur painters as a drawing aid.
Leonardo da Vinci was probably the most famous pin hole enthusiast at this time.
In 1475 Paolo Toscanelli a mathematician and [...]
Local photography enthusiasts from around Hastings will be showcasing over 100 images on Hastings Pier over the next few days.
The photographers showcasing their work are all members of the Channel Hastings group from Flickr.
182 members add to this forum and both local residents and visitors to Hastings are exhibitingadding up to in more than 4,000 [...]
Chinese texts from the fifth century BC were the earliest records of the principal of the pin hole camera. Chinese writers had experimented with light and discovered it travels in straight lines. The philosopher Mo Ti (later Mo Tsu) was the first to record this formation of an inverted image with the pinhole or screen. [...]