John Chiara and The Giant Camera
John Chiara is a local San Francisco photographer who built his own truck-sized camera. He details it’s operation in the above video and it’s nothing short of impressive the way he creates and manipulates the exposures. John’s process and results are fascinating, and it’s not just about the scale of the camera, the results themselves are truly beautiful. You can see more of his work at the Von Lintel Gallery site and get more info at the LighDark site.
September 30th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I love knowing that he puts that much time and effort into his work, i can appreciate it so much more.
September 30th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Jakub put it perfectly. That is so incredibly inspirational… I’d love to see the prints in person one day.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
that’s so awesome…to say the least
October 1st, 2008 at 9:15 am
[…] When everyone wants a camera as small as possible, John Chiara builds a camera the size of a truck. […]
October 1st, 2008 at 9:32 am
I loved the video. Was so interesting getting his perspective, and thoughts on his work. Thanks Scott!
October 1st, 2008 at 3:38 pm
[…] John Chiara and The Giant CameraJohn Chiara is a local San Francisco photographer who built his own truck-sized camera. He details it s operation in the above video and it s nothing short of impressive the way he creates and manipulates the exposures. … […]
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:26 am
And I call my 4×5 large format… This is fantastic! John - you are a real photographer!