a working ginger bread box camera
Toronto. This article is a followup to our boxing day post. We have all heard/made gingerbread houses, but what about a gingerbread [box] camera that takes photos?
CBC news the other day commented, “New Westminster’s Dmitri Tcherbadji loves film cameras so much, he decided to make one out of gingerbread.
“It took hours to draw blueprints, bake, and craft a lens out of sugar, but he successfully created an edible, gingerbread camera. He then turned his focus to the CBC’s Baneet Braich and showed her how it works.”
The link here includes a short video showing how the camera is made plus some sample shots. Besides the ‘sugar’ lens, a weighted paper shutter (gravity operated) is used. The film is the Fuji Instax alternative to polaroid film. Instax eliminates separate development and printing steps. Yummy!
A quick thanks to my friend and our PHSC president, Clint Hryhorijiw, for sharing this piece of festive news with us. Well done Clint!
