Books on camera/photography are a dime a dozen, but nothing teaches you the basic principles of photography better than a book that’s literally a camera. This Book Is A Camera, published by Museum of Modern Art, is exactly that. It is a book on camera and it is also a camera. In other words, this is a working camera that resides in a pop-up book. Novel! In addition to providing the hardware, AKA a pinhole camera, this book also explains how photographs are made possible through the intrinsic properties of light. Now, we all know the theory, but there isn’t a better way to demonstrate that well-known theory through practical demonstration.
For a modest 29 bucks, you will get a handsome book that contains a piece of paper folded into a working 4×5” camera, a lightproof bag, 5 sheets of photo-paper “film,” development instructions using household ingredients or photo chemicals, and “a satisfying demonstration of the connection between design and science/structure and function. Now that, my friends, is demonstrating the basic principle of imaging done right.
However, the book appeared to sold out, but the good news is, it is coming back in March. You can secure a copy/unit by pre-ordering it at Kelly Anderson website, or if you can’t wait, you can choose to download the free template and follow the assembly instruction to DIY one yourself. Continue reading for a couple of sample images and a product video to learn more.
Images: Kelly Anderson.
via The Red Ferret.
