one camp, two parts!
A two-part camp obscura takes place over two consecutive weekends. Participants are invited to sign up for either or both camps. Note: days and times stated are subject to change.
Camp A
What you'll do: Build and test your camera; image making with paper negatives; cyanotype printing.
| Thursday, | 4pm - 8pm |
| Friday, | 4pm - 8pm |
| Saturday, | 12noon - 8pm |
| Sunday, | 12noon - 8pm |
Camp B
What you'll do: Image making with film; paper animation; print making with cyanotype and van dyke processes; create a camera obscura.
Please note: if you sign up for this camp only, you are required to bring your own working pinhole camera.
| Thursday, | 4pm - 8pm |
| Friday, | 4pm - 8pm |
| Saturday, | 12noon - 8pm |
| Sunday, | 12noon - 8pm |
Fee for either Camp A or Camp B:
Workshop : $250
Materials Fee : $130
(A deposit of $125 is required to hold your spot)
Fee for both Camps A & B combined:
Workshop : $450
Materials Fee : $180
(A deposit of $200 is required to hold your spots)
Items you will need to provide (both camps): 4x5 film holder (used ones will be available for sale, if needed); gloves, apron, food and transportation.
If attending Camp A: additionally, please bring your own box cutter or exacto knife, extra blades, metal edged ruler, gloves, apron.
Feel free to contact Jackie at 505-231-3758 or email any questions to her at campobscura@gmail.com.
about camp
Camp is held at the historic home of Olive Rush, currently the Friends Meeting House at 630 Canyon Road, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The space is a beautiful adobe home with a rambling back yard situated about half way up Canyon Road offering a plethora of image making options for the pinhole photographer.
In this beautiful small group setting we will build our 4x5 super wide pinhole cameras and get a hands on approach to the geometry of photography. As we experience the camera obscura first hand we gain an intimate understand of the way light moves and images are revealed. We will expose and develop images, made with black and white photographic film and paper, while exploring unique locations. Negatives will be digitally scanned for quick viewing while our printing will be done in the alternative process of cyanotype and van dyke. As a group we will create a short pinhole animation that will be digitized onto a disc for each participant along with scans of their images.
Join us for adventures in pinhole photography and the camera obscura and explore the history, art and techniques of this beautiful and intuitive process in it's simplest and most rewarding form.
Camps are limited to 12 participants each.
set up of pose
pinhole of pose