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Jay writes -
I tied a disposable camera to a bench with a sign that read:Good afternoon,
I attached this camera to the bench so you could take pictures. Seriously. So have fun. I'll be back later this evening to pick it up.
Love, Jay / The PlugWhen I retrieved the camera that night, I was happy to find that the entire roll of film had been shot.
Great project to do in your local area!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Apr 11, 2008 02:00 PM
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| Posted by: Dave W. on April 11, 2008 at 4:16 PM |
I walk right past this bench every day. I didn't even notice the cam...but what a great idea! Perfect location, too. Although, completely creepy to see my neighborhood (and some neighbors) in my RSS feeder this evening, I might put one of these down in L5P...Keep an eye out!
| Posted by: samuel gamlin on April 11, 2008 at 5:43 PM |
i have dreamt of doing things like this forever but in my local area someone would just steal it
| Posted by: on April 12, 2008 at 12:13 AM |
At the skydiving dropzone I used to work at any camera left unattended was fair game for pictures of a generaly less classy nature.
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Posted by: Phillip Torrone on April 12, 2008 at 8:09 AM |
@april - making art is make. leaving a camera for other people to take photos and then artfully putting it together, inspiring others to do the same is 100% make.
| Posted by: cchoffme.pip.verisignlabs.com on April 12, 2008 at 8:59 AM |
Thats a pretty neat idea! I like it!
| Posted by: macegr on April 13, 2008 at 2:55 PM |
Nice to see that this actually worked. I would have put considerable money on someone getting scared of a "mysterious box" and the bomb squad blowing it up; camera, bench, sign, and all.
| Posted by: hemmetti on April 14, 2008 at 7:01 AM |
Did a similar thing about 20 years ago. Had a polaroid camera on a tripod with instructions: push a button, take a shot of yourself and place it on the wall...got a wallfull of a pics on a wall!
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