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Oh beautiful never in the history

Oh beautiful never in the history photography have solely peaches be taken

photography have solely peaches be taken

photography have solely peaches be taken by so many people it’s you darling come

by so many people it’s you darling come

by so many people it’s you darling come on a zoo and surely this explosion in

on a zoo and surely this explosion in

on a zoo and surely this explosion in the number of pictures being taken is

the number of pictures being taken is

the number of pictures being taken is mainly down to the development of these

mainly down to the development of these

mainly down to the development of these easy to use digital cameras since their

easy to use digital cameras since their

easy to use digital cameras since their launch in 1997 around 300 million

launch in 1997 around 300 million

launch in 1997 around 300 million digital cameras have been sold across

digital cameras have been sold across

digital cameras have been sold across the world and that doesn’t include

the world and that doesn’t include

the world and that doesn’t include mobile phones it’s been one of the

mobile phones it’s been one of the

mobile phones it’s been one of the fastest take ups of new technology ever

fastest take ups of new technology ever

fastest take ups of new technology ever unlike traditional cameras which exposed

unlike traditional cameras which exposed

unlike traditional cameras which exposed light-sensitive film to create an image

light-sensitive film to create an image

light-sensitive film to create an image modern digital cameras rely on clever

modern digital cameras rely on clever

modern digital cameras rely on clever bits of technology like this this sensor

bits of technology like this this sensor

bits of technology like this this sensor produces the information for every one

produces the information for every one

produces the information for every one of the several million pixels that will

of the several million pixels that will

of the several million pixels that will make up the final image it’s incredible

make up the final image it’s incredible

make up the final image it’s incredible cameras have certainly come a long way

cameras have certainly come a long way

cameras have certainly come a long way in a very short period of time but

in a very short period of time but

in a very short period of time but old-school technology can still have its

old-school technology can still have its

old-school technology can still have its uses here’s a question what do

uses here’s a question what do

uses here’s a question what do astronauts undercover investigators and

astronauts undercover investigators and

astronauts undercover investigators and Renaissance artists all have in common

Renaissance artists all have in common

Renaissance artists all have in common the answer the pinhole camera the

the answer the pinhole camera the

the answer the pinhole camera the pinhole camera is the very foundation of

pinhole camera is the very foundation of

pinhole camera is the very foundation of photography now this one’s a little bit

photography now this one’s a little bit

photography now this one’s a little bit too small to demonstrate how it works so

too small to demonstrate how it works so

too small to demonstrate how it works so we’ve made a bigger one we’ve produced

we’ve made a bigger one we’ve produced

we’ve made a bigger one we’ve produced what we believe to be the world’s first

what we believe to be the world’s first

what we believe to be the world’s first camera ship

so using black plastic sheeting blackout

so using black plastic sheeting blackout pull off a black tape both inside and

pull off a black tape both inside and

pull off a black tape both inside and out we’ve made sure that no light

out we’ve made sure that no light

out we’ve made sure that no light whatsoever can penetrate the interior of

whatsoever can penetrate the interior of

whatsoever can penetrate the interior of the shed then we’ve drilled a hole in

the shed then we’ve drilled a hole in

the shed then we’ve drilled a hole in the door stuck a shutter to the back of

the door stuck a shutter to the back of

the door stuck a shutter to the back of that and then drilled a tiny hole

that and then drilled a tiny hole

that and then drilled a tiny hole through the shutter itself so the only

through the shutter itself so the only

through the shutter itself so the only light getting in is through that tiny

light getting in is through that tiny

light getting in is through that tiny hole there sitting inside the shed

hole there sitting inside the shed

hole there sitting inside the shed behind the pinhole is Richard he’s

behind the pinhole is Richard he’s

behind the pinhole is Richard he’s hoping to pick up and draw Johnny’s

hoping to pick up and draw Johnny’s

hoping to pick up and draw Johnny’s image on this white piece of canvas as

image on this white piece of canvas as

image on this white piece of canvas as my eyes are adjusting to it I can

my eyes are adjusting to it I can

my eyes are adjusting to it I can clearly see Johnny who I even the heads

clearly see Johnny who I even the heads

clearly see Johnny who I even the heads his brilliant this phenomenon was known

his brilliant this phenomenon was known

his brilliant this phenomenon was known about as early as the 14th century and

about as early as the 14th century and

about as early as the 14th century and it’s thought that classical artists like

it’s thought that classical artists like

it’s thought that classical artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo used

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo used

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo used it to aid their paintings it’s so easy

it to aid their paintings it’s so easy

it to aid their paintings it’s so easy anyone can do it all you have to do is

anyone can do it all you have to do is

anyone can do it all you have to do is trace around the image Wow

trace around the image Wow

trace around the image Wow your original pinhole portrait there you

your original pinhole portrait there you

your original pinhole portrait there you go and because they can be made so small

go and because they can be made so small

go and because they can be made so small they’re very useful for spy work in fact

they’re very useful for spy work in fact

they’re very useful for spy work in fact I’m spying right now there’s a pinhole

I’m spying right now there’s a pinhole

I’m spying right now there’s a pinhole camera in this pen and there’s another

camera in this pen and there’s another

camera in this pen and there’s another one built into this toy the lens is

one built into this toy the lens is

one built into this toy the lens is right there and because they have a very

right there and because they have a very

right there and because they have a very wide field of view and a massive depth

wide field of view and a massive depth

wide field of view and a massive depth of focus you can see loads

of focus you can see loads

of focus you can see loads however while pinhole cameras have their

however while pinhole cameras have their

however while pinhole cameras have their uses for most situations the quality of

uses for most situations the quality of

uses for most situations the quality of an image is dramatically improved by the

an image is dramatically improved by the

an image is dramatically improved by the addition of a lens lenses help because

addition of a lens lenses help because

addition of a lens lenses help because they enable you to focus more light into

they enable you to focus more light into

they enable you to focus more light into a camera for a brighter sharper image

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