Author Topic: Pinhole selfie camera (Read 5601 times)

02Pilot · « **on:** February 10, 2015, 12:38:09 AM »

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31173843

jojonas~ · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2015, 09:46:20 AM »

they're pretty cool! he and I was part of the same group exhibition in gothenburg last year, I just had a short chat with him though.

here's a shot of me at the exhibition by some prints and a friend of mine that stood beside ignas. you can see the camera there infront of a mask.

Late Developer · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2015, 12:54:07 PM »

Oh dear. "Cool" is not a word I'd associate with those contraptions - or selfie photography in general. I was half expecting a Zero 2000 attached to a "selfie stick" or "narcissist's wand" as I call them. However, some rudimentary Meccano head brace seems somehow more appropriate

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02Pilot · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2015, 01:29:58 PM »

Quote from: Late Developer on February 10, 2015, 12:54:07 PM

a "selfie stick" or "narcissist's wand" as I call them.

This might be the best thing I ever read on the Internet.

Francois · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2015, 02:45:55 PM »

... I still have a few old construction hard hats lying around the garage... I may turn them into some sort of project...

Bryan · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2015, 04:20:17 PM »

Quote from: Francois on February 10, 2015, 02:45:55 PM

... I still have a few old construction hard hats lying around the garage... I may turn them into some sort of project...

A narcissist's hat?

hookstrapped · « **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2015, 04:28:06 PM »

I saw some selfies where the photographer posed smiling at crime scenes. I thought it was a great idea but the execution was lacking.

jharr · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2015, 04:53:50 PM »

Western culture is circling the drain and the 'selfie' is the poster child. The more we 'focus' on ourselves, the faster we sink. Sorry about the rant, I just find it discouraging that this insidiously infectious staple of digi-phone pics is now invading what I have heretofore thought of as one of the last hold-outs of photographic artistry. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be the "fun police" or squelch someone else's creativity, but really? Pinhole selfies? Okay, rant over.

Indofunk · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2015, 05:40:22 PM »

Thank you LD and jharr for ranting for me, now I don't have to. Instead, I will add to LD's joke by calling it a +1 wand of narcissism

hookstrapped · « **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2015, 07:10:11 PM »

The same could be said for social media in general. Promoting your popularity (Facebook); showing off your snark (Twitter); displaying your good taste in porn (tumblr). Its all about curating your persona for consumption. There's something very deliberate and calculating about it that real interpersonal interaction usually subverts.

Francois · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2015, 09:42:37 PM »

I've got an idea! I'll invent the reverse selfie!
I'll make the same contraption but expose the back of my head instead... that's what I call in-o-va-tion!

Rafael Morales · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2015, 09:47:46 PM »

lol I have the selfie thumb version of that. $:-\$

jojonas~ · « **Reply #12 on:** February 11, 2015, 11:00:09 AM »

Quote from: Francois on February 10, 2015, 09:42:37 PM

I've got an idea! I'll invent the reverse selfie!
I'll make the same contraption but expose the back of my head instead... that's what I call in-o-va-tion!

3rd person-grapher!

LT · « **Reply #13 on:** February 11, 2015, 01:22:20 PM »

smart!

Indofunk · « **Reply #14 on:** February 11, 2015, 04:45:03 PM »

Quote from: Francois on February 10, 2015, 09:42:37 PM

I've got an idea! I'll invent the reverse selfie!
I'll make the same contraption but expose the back of my head instead... that's what I call in-o-va-tion!

I have an even better idea for a reverse selfie: you put the device up to your eye, and instead of taking a picture of your eye, it takes a picture in the opposite direction! In effect, taking a picture of exactly what your eye sees. Revolutionary, I know. I think I'll call it a CAMERA.

jharr · « **Reply #15 on:** February 11, 2015, 05:33:27 PM »

Quote from: Indofunk on February 11, 2015, 04:45:03 PM

Quote from: Francois on February 10, 2015, 09:42:37 PM
I've got an idea! I'll invent the reverse selfie!
I'll make the same contraption but expose the back of my head instead... that's what I call in-o-va-tion!

I have an even better idea for a reverse selfie: you put the device up to your eye, and instead of taking a picture of your eye, it takes a picture in the opposite direction! In effect, taking a picture of exactly what your eye sees. Revolutionary, I know. I think I'll call it a CAMERA.

That'll never catch on. Who wants to see photos of other people?? Where's the vanity?? You'll be all like, "Hey, look at this cool city scape photo I took." and your friends will be all like, "You aren't even in that selfie, you idiot! How do we know you were even there!?"

See what I mean? If you remove yourself from the context, then all you have is, well... context. People will be disoriented by it.

Indofunk · « **Reply #16 on:** February 11, 2015, 05:49:30 PM »

Quote from: jharr on February 11, 2015, 05:33:27 PM

Quote from: Indofunk on February 11, 2015, 04:45:03 PM
Quote from: Francois on February 10, 2015, 09:42:37 PM
I've got an idea! I'll invent the reverse selfie!
I'll make the same contraption but expose the back of my head instead... that's what I call in-o-va-tion!

I have an even better idea for a reverse selfie: you put the device up to your eye, and instead of taking a picture of your eye, it takes a picture in the opposite direction! In effect, taking a picture of exactly what your eye sees. Revolutionary, I know. I think I'll call it a CAMERA.

That'll never catch on. Who wants to see photos of other people?? Where's the vanity?? You'll be all like, "Hey, look at this cool city scape photo I took." and your friends will be all like, "You aren't even in that selfie, you idiot! How do we know you were even there!?"

See what I mean? If you remove yourself from the context, then all you have is, well... context. People will be disoriented by it.

Good point. I just shut down the Kickstarter campaign.

Francois · « **Reply #17 on:** February 11, 2015, 09:14:02 PM »

Besides, who needs a camera when there's Google Earth and Streetview?

Indofunk · « **Reply #18 on:** February 11, 2015, 09:19:36 PM »

I've taken so many awesome "staycations" using street view

Francois · « **Reply #19 on:** February 11, 2015, 10:58:19 PM »

I know. And now that they've unlocked high res imaging for all, it's even better!
I still remember that time when I went to Winnipeg... fantastic time

(I think all Canucks will get the joke...)