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The popularlaboratories picturephone:
a collection of 330X270/248 PIXEL pictures taken on a cellular phone.

The popularlaboratories picturephone documents a constant stream of lo-fidelity, on-the-fly pictures of everyday encounters that are taken and uploaded immediately to the web with a cellular camera phone.

Armed with my sanyo models no. SCP-6600(w) (instated on 12/23.2006) and SCP-8100(w) (retired on 12/23.2006) cellular phone I have taken 2077 pictures (as of 12:47:31 03/22.2007) of
low-rez-330-by-270-pixel-everyday-on-the-spot-unedited no-crop-no-posing-no-setup-straight-from-the-picturephone
stuff I see as I pass by.

The cellular phone equipped with a camera is an extremely small, portable, and espionage-like tool that has produced a new type of instant picture taking.

In my case with the models no. SCP-6600(w) and SCP-8100(w) I am fortunate enough to have a camera with a bad lens, low resolution, no aperture control, no f-stop, no flash and no analog zoom…but it is quick and handy, always in hand or at my side 24/7/365. I truly do just point-and-shoot. All decisions are embedded in the automatic processes of the gadget except that of pointing, shooting and whether to delete the picture or not.

Another primary goal is that all images have a signal-to-noise ratio teetering just slightly above 0.

the formula for SNR is:

S/N = 20 log10(Vs/Vn)

If Vs = Vn, then S/N = 0. With this ratio the signal is supposedly unreadable.

Be sure and check out the minimally processed and cooked free-range versions of the images; no fillers, MSG or soy based fakes @ www.popularlaboratories.com/popreconoitering.html

The POPULAR LABORATORIES PICTUREPHONE

a collection of low rez, everyday, on-the-spot, unedited, with no crop, no posing, no setup, straight-from-the-picturephone images

All images are taken with a sanyo model no. SCP-8100(w) cellular phone then
All images are immediately uploaded to the moblog
raw@ www.flickr.com/photos/poplabs/ then
All images are opened @ pictures.sprintpcs.com/view/myPictureMail then cooked
All images go through the sprint soft focus option then
All images are downloaded and opened in adobe imageready then
All images go through image/adjustments/autocontrast then
All images go through image/adjustments/autolevels then
All images are uploaded to www.popularlaboratories.com/popreconoitering.html

All images are taken by Timothy Swischuk of Popular Laboratories

tMP in DBOLRL
tMP in MSNSPCC
tMP in spam salon

some tricks:
Lartigue motion trick:

white balance shifting:

through the blue part of the front windshield of my Chevy Suburban to make a really blue sky:

using glass refelctions to make fake double exposures:

smoke and mirrors (mostly mirrors):

blisterpack lens filter:

since the depth of field on the picturephone is from about 2 inches to infinity I can do wierd split screen images:

digital vaseline (taking pictures of the computer monitor):

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Contacts (263)

307200 pixels... No real name given
co-plex No real name given
Natascha Swischuk Natascha Swischuk
Cod Magazine No real name given
a.mystery.of.mi... No real name given
living_room No real name given
Franch Kitsch Francois Brest
Evil doer2 No real name given
johnny myers johnny myers
drp No real name given
Manitoba Museum... Alberta Mayo
T&T and Mr B T&T and Mr B...

Groups (50 50)

Lartiguery 147 photos, 28 members
panta rei 648 photos, 70 members
Blown Out 1,257 photos, 101 members
New glasses: a new way to look at things. 81 photos, 51 members
I-95.09 80 photos, 214 members
blurry dogs 1,120 photos, 132 members
Scan Lines 206 photos, 29 members
lofi Camcorders 76 photos, 38 members
Swings and Roundabouts 389 photos, 121 members
altfotonet.org 8,041 photos, 174 members
Low res chickens with 1000 views, 7 faves and 250+ comments 3 photos, 10 members
latest craze 483 photos, 106 members
FONEART 1,588 photos, 17 members
Low Res (Digital Is Not Dead!!) 2,492 photos, 318 members
flou! sharpness is such a bourgeois concept! 7,494 photos, 459 members
Low Res Digital Camera Collection 338 photos, 96 members
TREEFACE vs. FLOWERHEAD 140 photos, 53 members
RSOTG 100 photos, 12 members
Diptychs - two is better than one! 111,313 photos, 20,724 members
Insanely Large Ice Cream! 285 photos, 64 members
Cheap underwater mophone photography 54 photos, 7 members
First Flickr Photo 33 photos, 33 members
abstractism - nonrepresentational photographs 3,255 photos, 143 members
MUNI & BART 9,129 photos, 897 members
Night Macro 631 photos, 97 members
Postcard Elvis 83 photos, 17 members
I-95.08 27 photos, 137 members
camerabreath 160 photos, 178 members
On The Road! 5,038 photos, 451 members
pleased to meet you 207 photos, 405 members
I ♥ The_Lord_of_the_Flies 38 photos, 23 members
suburbanality - White Sale at the Mall 12,629 photos, 1,189 members
But I CAN grow a beard 41 photos, 31 members
Self -help group for flickr addicts 13,108 photos, 671 members
Entrance to Hell 3,541 photos, 8,612 members
The NOT Gallery of plop art 444 photos, 115 members
The Horror of Christmas 1,002 photos, 339 members
DPOPL 3 photos, 14 members
Wicked Reflections 13,478 photos, 1,026 members
Ofrendas, Altars, + Shrines for Día de los Muertos 2,267 photos, 431 members
IKB 146 photos, 32 members
Popolo: The }Popolo{ Photography Critique Game 13 photos, 180 members
Mobile Maniacs 6,809 photos, 301 members
Accidental Happiness 1,181 photos, 135 members
Landmarks around the world 16,864 photos, 1,518 members
Frank Chu 912 photos, 228 members
It's A Small World! 844 photos, 135 members
Three Wise Monkeys 319 photos, 167 members
naturally occurring collages 187 photos, 26 members
thriftstore Hell 2,421 photos, 597 members

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Testimonials (13)

gregor_y says:

"Poppy (that's MR. POPLABS to you!) makes really, really wide webpages everywhere he goes. That's because his tiny photos can't be hemmed in by limits like industry-imposed "1024" or things like that. Nope, his tiny photos are big as all outdoors and as cozy as your favorite inner sanctum. Go click on some of his pictures. I'm going to!"

7th August, 2008
ghostbore says:

"there's this little box next to this text that says:
that's MR. POPLABS will have the chance to review this testimonial before it is published, so don't bother with something rude or nasty.

did he warn them I was gonna do this? I feel so limited now.
Seriously, the coolest thing about poplabs is: he is lowres 24/7. most people sneak in a roll of film from a holga, or use a dslr for "serious" socio-documentary pictures. Not poplabs, even his most recent outbreaks of scabies were documented on cameraphone."

29th July, 2008
Thunderchild7 says:

"He's great he gave up his lunch hour to take me for Chinese food in China town"

26th July, 2008
Mr SUBSONIX™  says:

"His profile page says it all. He is one of the world leaders of reading and creating low res images. If there is a symposium of low res art, he will be a speaker there. Well an image of his low res shadow and big boomy voice over the microphone. Kinda that evil doctor sounding voice, you know. Well he does have his own lab!"

19th November, 2007
Drunken Monkey says:

"Item as described. Swift postage and no problems. Recomended. A+++"

20th March, 2007
whizchickenonabun says:

"I have this really particular picture in my head of a patch of bulbous bushes and half a sedan swirling around the screen of a cell phone. Then everything freezes. The guy holding the phone half smiles, but moves right on to half a burger sign and a mop and a pair of pants. I love the world of Mr. Poplabs. It may be low-res, but it’s as clear as it gets. Dig around a while. Have a taco. Pet the stuffed birds."

2nd February, 2007
blue coyote laughing says:

"that's MR. POPLABS is the original cameraphone cowboy.

AND he does all his own stunts.

grrrrrr."

6th January, 2007
s2art says:

"that's MR. POPLABS' appreciation of the intricacies and idiosyncracies of lo-fi digital photography knows no bounds, he has a sense of humour bigger than Texas, to boot.

Add him as a contact NOW!"

12th December, 2006
WatermelonSugar says:

"Takes better photos with a cameraphone than most of the people on here do with any camera. look and learn, people."

7th December, 2006
dr_sponge says:

"poplabs little pensive glimpses should be a mute mental note to us all how the world could be, had it only been a better place.

Oh how sweet to perceive life through poplabs cameraphone."

6th December, 2006
Jakes_World says:

"Poppy owns a small white dog. I admire him for that. For actually admitting that. My dogs could eat his, but they won't, cause his is a fighter dog!! Oh, and he takes these really cool camphone photos - with no apologies for being cameraphone photos. He is ONE COOL DUDE"

21st November, 2006
Guac Air says:

"Tim is a credit to the post Eggleston continuum. The complexity in the pedestrian is there if you are ready to receive it."

17th November, 2006
Lord_of_the_Flies says:

"This stupid motherfucker doesn't know shit about taking pretty pictures, especially of his kids!

He's a bad father, a bad Artist, and a Bad American.

Which is why I like him, of course!"

16th September, 2006