Photo House: We're Going Places

President William Marsh in the last meeting of the year. Credit: Liam Storrings

The end of the year is drawing near, with it being week 10 and all. Photo House is in an exciting place right now, as the executive boards transition from this year's to next. All of the new board members are extremely excited to get started and begin implementing their great ideas. Before we move on to next year, though, we can't forget about the rest of this year!

This weekend is going to be action packed with events! Coming up Saturday night is the Tim Burton movie night, while on Sunday, we're throwing the Moustache Party at 1 PM. This is a Photo House tradition where every year, when we hand out yearbooks, everybody attends the party wearing a moustache. After everyone gets their yearbooks and signs them, we'll head outside at 3 to enjoy a kickball barbeque. We're all looking forward to this last harrah!

Finally, I'd like to take some time to thank this year's e-board for everything they've done. Photo House this year has truly been an amazing place to live, and I'd like to personally thank each and every executive board member for making my first year here at RIT as enjoyable as it has been, and I look forward to doing the same next year.

Sincerely,

Ben Lubin

Photo House Historian

Photo House @ Imagine RIT

Amazing things happened this Saturday, May 1st on the RIT campus. It was Imagine RIT 2010, and students and faculty from all backgrounds presented the latest and greatest of their studies and interests. If one were to wander into the Kodak Quad they would be hard pressed to miss the big black box outside of building 7.

Photo House presented the Camera Obscura, also known as a pinhole camera. People were allowed inside of the camera, and after a few minutes to let their eyes adjust, they were amazed by the image projected onto the wall. There was no technology or magic behind it. A small hole in one wall, about 2mm in diameter created a picture projected at over 7 feet and upside-down on the opposite wall. Visitors left the exhibit both excited and in awe of how simple the basic principles behind a camera actually are!

Vincent DiCairano explains how a lens work to some curious visitors.

Jasmine Mosby, leader of Photo House's exhibit, talks about SLRs and lenses.

Many of our members worked hard to make this day a great success for Photo House. We look forward to improving our work for next year!