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###### tags: `storyLab` *authors: Brenda Ceja*

# Capturing Cambridge with the Corona Cam
`October 8, 2021`

Last week during storyLab on Friday, October 1st, Ayna Henry '24, Brenda Ceja '23, and Sophie Bauder '21.5, took a trip through Harvard Square with the "Corona Cam."

![the corona cam is a Corona (the beer company) box with a hole punched through it. Inside the hole is a wide fish lens.](https://i.imgur.com/8JbrILi.jpg)

### What is the Corona Cam?
The Corona Cam is a handmade camera. According to Learning Lab Director Marlon Kuzmick, the way the camera works is that it, "". The rationale for having LLUFs take it outside was to ...

## The Crew
#### Ayna Henry '24: The Corona Cam Carrier
![](https://i.imgur.com/1btO3do.jpg)



##### How was your experience with the Corona Cam?
"It was so fun! I had a great time!"
##### What did you learn?
"I learned the importance of using different lighting for the pictures to turn out well and be visible."
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#### Brenda Ceja '23: The Photographer
![](https://i.imgur.com/OmV64pf.jpg)

##### A personal reflection:
I also had a lot of fun tinkering with the Corona Cam! It was a wonderful experience to work with my fellow LLUFs to capture pictures of each other. As the main photographer, I used my phone to capture the image that appeared on the Corona Cam. Sophie and Ayna took turns helping me by throwing a velvet curtain over my head to block out the lighting so I could get a stronger image form the beer box. 

Overall, this is the type of experiment that I would love to see in a photography class! Like Ayna, I learned about the importance of lighting and reflection. It was incredible to see our homemade camera put into action. 

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#### Sophie Bauder '21.5: The Model
![](https://i.imgur.com/9YKLh4L.jpg)

##### What was your takeaway from the Corona Cam adventure?
"I would say, you can use a lot of intersting household items to make your photography a lot more engaging!

##### How do you think that this applies to the classroom?
"Students can be encouraged to think more creatively with the medium they use to create art. Like making traditional art with less traditional objects.


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