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the owner of the apartment should consider permanently installing the lens to the window and offer it as a feature, it is really amazing!

@rahulm.r7586

11 ай бұрын

Came here to say just this!

@dommoo2

11 ай бұрын

​@@rahulm.r7586same lmao

@leirumf5476

11 ай бұрын

My exact thoughts!

@Frappe3621

10 ай бұрын

The sun:

@Jellyjam14blas

10 ай бұрын

While that would be cool, it would mean you'd lose the natural light and view from the window which is already a major selling point of the place.

This project is a masterpiece! Imagine having this in your bedroom and see the sunrise every morning on the walls.

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

with some creativity and some DIY skills you could instal the Bonfoton permanently on a specific window. all you need is a great view :)

@jjjalistair6880

11 ай бұрын

This phenomena would happen ocasionally in an old flat of mine when the blinds were positionned in a very specific way. I'd wake up with the outside view over the walls and cieling.

@d-rose27

11 ай бұрын

@@jjjalistair6880 wow !

@Artiscimot

11 ай бұрын

But, there aren't sunrises into Paris, cause of the pollution ;)

@jmi4754

11 ай бұрын

that's exactly what I was thinking about!

Wow, imagine you have this in your bedroom and see a real life Image on a wall without even looking out of the window. This is a genius way to make your house uniquely cool.

So pleased Bonfonton were happy to work with you on this. I’m old (AF) and thinking how cool it would be to use the cheap 30cm x 50m rolls of printing paper we used in high school; set up boards to hold the paper against, black out the room, turn on red photo safe light, “wallpaper” the boards, expose the image, roll up the papers again then retreat to darkroom with bathtub sized trays….

@Taka.1011

11 ай бұрын

They sell liquid B&W emulsion, so you can actually just "paint" a withe curtain, tens it up, and develop later, giving you an extremely big photo in a single pice

Really great storytelling. Love that you explained every step and included all the mistakes and setbacks - made the video a lot more interesting to watch.

@W1th3rrose

10 ай бұрын

Hello Michael! I love your content you have inspired me to do so much!

This is very interesting idea for a hotel room. Very unique and romantic experience, great for Paris

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Definitely! I hope some hotels let me build one for them.

From all the movies I've seen, I just thought every window in Paris had a perfect view of the Eifel Tower even if they're facing the exact opposite direction!

@nerealitaate

11 ай бұрын

“Naked Gun” hehe

Beautiful result! I love the idea of having a camera obscura on the window at night and lying in bed looking at the city lights projected onto the walls and ceiling.

Genius idea! Looking forward to other creators in different cities trying the same :D

@leixo

11 ай бұрын

Search for Abelardo Morell, he has done this a lot in 91

Merci Mathieu, tu as réalisé un rêve que j'avais depuis quelques années, faire du timelapse en camera obscura. C'est magnifique, respect.

Very cool project! Definitely thinking outside the box-pardon the pun.

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

I did think outside the box when i was inside the box.

This is what photography is all about; capturing moments. Beautiful, thank you! ❤

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! yes, photography is more than just gear, thats for sure

@theseangle

11 ай бұрын

Capturing moments... on a wall!

I always wanted to make something like this in my room to see how it'll look like in person, but this video showed how much better it can look than I could ever expected 🤩

This is one of the greatest photography projects on KZread. I'm blown away by your dedication to photography. It's so inspiring. It makes my day. Feels good! Thank you!

Good detective work, Mathieu. The renters could charge a premium if they had the lens mounted permanently!

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

I guess they could create a new kind of experience for they visitors.

(Grabs popcorn)

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

(Grabs cheese and wine)

6:31 the bug enjoying the view of the Eiffel tower 🐜 🗼 🏙️

Art is a science. Science is an art. Beautiful. Thank you for this.

Well, that was awesome, so thank you for sharing it with us.

Beautiful project, thanks for sharing!

great project and great results. Slightly different but possibly something similar. The Palazzo Revoltella in Trieste has a lens to the outside in two rooms. There is a framed matte screen and you can view the harbor and the place in front of the building. Im not sure, but I think it was also flipped back into the corrected orientation. Well worth a visit…

Amazing, I have never seen something like that before. Absolute fantastic.

There is a Camera Obscura installation at a castle in Portugal, it has a giant table where the projection is seen. You could screw it up and down to focus and also use turn the periscope to look around. There is a camera Obscura as large as an airplane hangar. And it did one of the longest exposure times ever too.

Got inspired. Made a hole in my window blinds. Now I have a hole in my window blinds. 10/10.

The Velux window in my previous apartment created a double camera obscura, so every day for a couple of years I woke up to a camera obscura

@helios1051

11 ай бұрын

same to me !!

@7000fps

11 ай бұрын

I did this in a hotel room 20 years ago although no equipment. You can pull the black out blinds together and just spread a small hole to form your aperture. We just saw the hotel parking lot and highway upside down on the wall but is still a cool experiment. Try it.

This is amazing. I live in the countryside where is virtually no light pollution, and my daughter loves the stars. I wonder if I could aim one of those Bonfoton devices up at the stars and project them around her room? Actually, I wouldn't even need to reorient the image. I'll have a go with my camera lenses. I am inspired.

Great project - so well documented. Both satisfying and real, well done!

Wonderful!!! Congratulations on a succesful experiment but also on the beautiful video you created, which is very inspiring!!

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

What a lovely project! Fantastic work!

Mathieu, please get to know the work of Cuban photographer Abelardo Morell. It has been a reference in turning rooms around the world into "camera obscura" since the 1990s.

Great idea, implementation and video. Thanks

Brilliant! Imagine have that in your room 24/7?

Absolutly beautiful Thank you for your dedication to your craft. You sir, are a true artist. I see a trend of other photographers attempting similar from their favorite location. I know, I'm beginning to work it myself. Thanks again!

Amazing idea and execution! Well done

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Astonishing. Brilliant work!

The price of that apartment has just increased! Brilliant idea and fantastic results!

What Mathieu did not realize was, that just as big as the Eiffel tower on the wall behind him, his own face looking into the Bofonton got transfert onto the Eiffel tower at the same time. Paris was in shock!

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

50 years later Parisians are still scared that the the giant Shrek face will return.

@samuelfellows6923

10 ай бұрын

🙃

I always enjoy watching your videos. You have such a zeal and appetite for photography and how you can manipulate things to get what you want. Think about this. You are probably the ONLY person in Paris that setup a camera obscura to get time lapses of the Eiffel tower on your AirBNB wall. One in a million, so unique. Thanks for the experience.

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

for sure i was the only one ever to do this in this apartment :)

This principle and idea is the main element of the 1997 movie "Addicted to love" lol

Amazing

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

Super stunning project, what a marvelous idea to capture the tower.

What a cool and surreal project!

Hope you’re having a great summer Mathieu! Many thanks from NYC!

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

thanks Tyler, I hope you have a nice summer too in NYC, or maybe you traveled a bit ?

I am obsessed with your obsessions and glorious madness. Bravo!

Wonderful project Mathieu! A holy trinity, camera obscura, time lapse and the stunning view.

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

This is just perfect. Worth buying the lens .

Live view of clouds on white ceiling is a great idea.

Probably the coolest thing I’ve seen in years! Congratulations!

Stunning! Great project!

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

That is so magical, awesome stuff!!!

Mathiu, thanx for inspiration ... 💯... amazing idea !!!

This is absolutely amazing

Well this was brilliant! Well done!

Une des meilleures chaines de photo créative. Gros gros respect que tu prennes le temps de faire toutes tes vidéos en VF depuis quelques temps.

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Merci ! J’espère que tu es abonné à la chaîne VF

Simply, this is epic.

Amazing efforts! Thank you

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Congratulations again on another masterpiece project and for all the luck you could get. Many times we got frustrated because luck weren't on our side.

the owner of that airbnb is going to get that Bonfonton UP for sure now 😂😂😂

Absolutely love the storytelling, great results too!

@MathieuStern

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

❤ as a painter....may i just say YES ❤

Incroyable! Avoir une vue comme ça en journée, en plus ça laisse passer suffisemment de lumière

You just exponentially multiplied the value of that apartment

This is awesome!

Très beau et très original. Bravo.

Modernized camera obscura! Execellent!!!

Your video took me back to the time when I lived in Paris. Thank you!

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

T'es un grand malade Mathieu 😅 incroyable d'avoir cette idée, incroyable de la réaliser aussi 👌

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Merci !

Extremely cool!

I did this in a hotel room 20 years ago although no equipment. You can pull the black out blinds together and just spread a small hole to form your aperture. We just saw the hotel parking lot and highway upside down on the wall but is still a cool experiment. Try it.

Great video and The Staircase! French staircases are works of architectural artwork (or just plain art) in themselves.

Another superb and fascinating video.

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Really love your project. It's fantastic. Next thing I would have tried, to cover parts of the projection on top and side walls, maybe that could enhance the contrast on the central part / wall ?

@jasonkay42

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, this is one of the real limitations of the camera obscura. Decreasing the size of the aperture can *absolutely* increase definition, however, you're very limited by the amount of light that is let in. There's a compromise point that you naturally gravitate toward, where there is a balance between brightness and sharpness. Other thing that is a necessity-as Mathieu indicates in his video-is blocking out all other light coming into the room. In addition to blocking the bottom of the door, I'm sure he taped some extra foil over the suction cup on the Bonfouton prism. Finally, putting up the white dropcloth/sheet provides the best surface to project onto, as it 1) has no colour of its own to interfere with the image, and 2) is a flat plane on which to focus. Of course, in some camera obscura setups, a slightly concave surface can help with focus in the corners, but it all depends on whether you're using a lens, a prism (like here), or just an unaided pinhole. I'm not familiar enough with the Bonfouton prism to say definitively, but in prism setups I've tried, a flat surface tends to offer the most clarity over the largest area. That said, camera obscura is one of the coolest and least expensive ways to play with primitive photography. Give it a try, if you're able: even the most mundane of exterior views are given a magical quality when cast onto a dark room! Excellent video, Mathieu!

Nice work!

Cool :) Keep up the good work!

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😄

Hello Matias,i said before you are absolutely crazy😂,your inspiring videos are also full of madnes!! Keep going 💪, make magical things my friend 😅!!

That’s a great project mate.

When I had friends over, I would act like it's the first time I realized it. Then say I thought I saw some wierd hues in the past but it's never been vibrant like this.

Ce que j'appelle avoir de la suite dans les idées ! 🏅 Super idée qui élargit les vues des amateurs d'images ! 👌

Truly amazing, now you made want to buy this device to try out in every place I go to 😅

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

You should!

Je ne suis pas convaincu par l'idée du timelapse, car in fine il s'agit de shooter un drap... Par contre, tu tiens une idée de business de folie. Imagine tu commecialises une petite boite comme ça qui s'insère dans un volet juste en perçant un petit trou. Avec une bonne pub, ca se vendra très bien!

Grandiose et de plus en plus “fou” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Merci Eric

Extraordinaire !!!!😊😊😊

Phenomenal!

Très sympa ce projet !

Well done!

Magnifique !

Trop cool!

Very cool project!

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

J'ai exactement cet effet tous les matins sur les murs de ma chambre (pas aussi prononcé quand même), je savais pas qu'on pouvait le reproduire de la sorte ! C'est un peu magique quand même x)

Beautiful

Mad impressive 🎉❤

From this point on it isn't called the Eiffel Tower anymore.. it is the "Effort Tower"! 🙌

Simplement génial !

Very cool video 👍

this is amazing, would love to lay on my bed and watch at the clouds roll by my ceiling.

Brilliant!

Great job!

@MathieuStern

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

BRAVO!

If you ever try a project like this again, Rosco and Lee Filters make high-quality, black cinefoil that could be used in place of the aluminum foil. That would reduce light spill even further and still allow you to cut out the shape needed for the suction cup placement. Additionally, if there was still a bit of spill around the outer edges of the cinefoil/the sprayed water method doesn't stick as desired, you could use black paper tape around the frame (which would be super low impact on any paint and prevents leaving residue).