Waitsburg photographer and muscian creates digital pinhole images
Carrie Hendrix uses her natural curiosity and love for the obscure, to renew old technology.
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January 26, 2023
Carrie Hendrix
"Bennington Lake" shows how Hendrix uses her technique to create stunning landscapes with only light.
WAITSBURG-A local musician, educator, instrument builder, photographer, and seeker of knowledge has combined camera obscura technology with digital convenience. Carrie Hendrix took a break from building musical instruments to make a camera obscura to aid her drawing.
Using information from "The Birth of Photography" by Brian Coe, she learned how to construct her first camera obscura. Using her strengths in problem-solving and craftsmanship, she created the portable optical device using a lens from a pair of binoculars. Painted black, it looks like an 1800s camera.
Camera obscuras (Latin for "d...
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