Wiley Sanderson Framed Pinhole Print

Description: Here is a rarity - a one-of-a-kind 'pinhole camera' framed print by Wiley Sanderson. This 'pinhole photography was taken in Rio Malpaga, Venice by Mr Sanderson himself. There is a brief description on the rear as-well-as his personal stickers. There is an envelope on the rear which probably explained the photograph further but there is no insert. Framed size is 63.5 inches wide by 21.5 inches tall. Shipping via regular US carriers (FedEx, UPS or USPS) is a flat $85; shipping only within the continental US 48 states. Overseas bidders please inquire for a shipping quote to your area in the world. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Here is a short biography on W. Sanderson..... Born in Detroit, Sanderson began making photographs at just 8 years old, with a Kodak Brownie Box. After a stint in the U.S. Army Air Corps, he received his bachelor of fine arts degree in industrial design from Wayne State University and a master of fine arts degree in metalwork from Cranbook Academy of Art. In 1949, Sanderson joined the faculty of the University of Georgia, where he remained for 40 years. He started UGA's textiles and metalworks programs, and in 1953 introduced one of the first college-level photography courses in the country: Pinhole Photography. Pinhole photography is one of the simplest methods of capturing an image no lens, batteries or flash involved. Pictures are created one at a time by exposing film in a dark box to light through a tiny opening. This results in images with unique angles and a wide perspective. The long exposure creates a dreamlike, hazy effect visible in "The Artist Assailed." The challenges of pinhole photography prompted Sanderson to experiment and find inventive ways to create his art. In his "Leek Year," viewers experience a world from the ground up, with flowering plant stalks looming overhead like skyscrapers. Under Sanderson's rigorous instruction, UGA students built 4,356 pinhole cameras from 1953 to 1988. Wiley Sanderson taught photography at the University of Georgia and noticed in the early years that when he made an assignment his students turned in pretty good results, but those who had the means were not coming up with their pictures the same way as those who couldn't afford to shoot up a lot of film. What was happening, he noticed, was that students would take as many pictures as they could afford for an assignment, then sort through them and turn in only the best. Here is where Sanderson had an educational stroke of genius. Selecting the best shots from a pile of prints was editing, not photography. His aim was to teach photography, so to level the field all his first-year students were required to build and use pinhole cameras. All of them. This meant that it made no difference if you could afford the most expensive manufactured camera. Everyone was starting from square one. The result, he said, was that his students were learning the basics of photography by hands-on experience. They learned that the smaller the opening, the longer the exposure...but.... the better the focus. They learned to be very selective when they framed the image and pay close attention to light sources, angles and shadows. They discovered that if the pinhole were perfectly drilled the result would be better so sometimes they took great pains to find the tiniest of drill bits and the thinnest of metal to make the critical opening. In short, they were learning everything they needed to know to become photographers, not editors.

Price: 585 USD

Location: Athens, Georgia

End Time: 2025-01-25T15:52:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 95 USD