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 John Dugdale is an American art photographer best known for his cyanotypes and platinum prints. John was born in Connecticut and by the age of 33 he was blind through a stroke and an HIV related illness called CMV retinitis, and was only able to have 20% of his vision. With this unfortunate outcome, Dugdale found that his career in commercial photography had ended but that opened up doors for him to tap into history and use techniques of fine art from the 19th century. Dugdale has since used large formatted cameras to produce cyanotypes and platinum prints through the use of the albumen process. With the use of these processes and with the assistance of family and friends, Dugdale was able to produce images that are well known and famous in the art world.  With his exploration of fine arts photography form the 19th century, Dugdale has been featured in multiple exhibitions all around that are solos and group enhibitions. Some locations include the High Museum of Art in Atlant...

 For my final project, I decided to use a DIY camera obscura that is about 2 by 3ft tall. With this camera, I was able to produce images on photo paper that mimic what a negative would look like or even a proof sheet. With that Vera Lutter became someone important in what it is I was trying to accomplish as a final project.  Vera Lutter is a German artist who is based out of New York City. Lutter is best known for her work with the camera obscura as she produces architectural and industrial images of different sites all around the world. Her subject matters include urban centers, industrial landscapes, works of art, art spaces, historical monuments, and even areas of transit. Along with the camera obscura, Lutter has also worked with digital photography, sound installations and video projections.  To create her camera obscura, Lutter turned her apartment into a giant camera by covering all the walls and creating a pin hole in for one light source to enter in. With that sh...