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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
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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):
Photos of that's MR. POPLABS (1)
that's MR. POPLABS' favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,176)
Contacts (263)
Groups (50)
- Lartiguery 148 photos, 28 members
- panta rei 642 photos, 70 members
- Blown Out 1,248 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 1,117 photos, 132 members
- Scan Lines 206 photos, 29 members
- lofi Camcorders 76 photos, 38 members
- Swings and Roundabouts 383 photos, 119 members
- altfotonet.org 7,845 photos, 176 members
- Low res chickens with 1000 views, 7 faves and 250+ comments 5 photos, 10 members
- latest craze 483 photos, 106 members
- FONEART 1,588 photos, 17 members
- Low Res (Digital Is Not Dead!!) 2,465 photos, 318 members
- flou! sharpness is such a bourgeois concept! 7,237 photos, 450 members
- Low Res Digital Camera Collection 341 photos, 97 members
- TREEFACE vs. FLOWERHEAD 142 photos, 53 members
- RSOTG 100 photos, 12 members
- Diptychs - two is better than one! 110,326 photos, 20,611 members
- Insanely Large Ice Cream! 284 photos, 64 members
- Cheap underwater mophone photography 54 photos, 7 members
- First Flickr Photo 35 photos, 33 members
- abstractism - nonrepresentational photographs 3,228 photos, 143 members
- MUNI & BART 9,064 photos, 899 members
- Night Macro 633 photos, 97 members
- Postcard Elvis 83 photos, 17 members
- I-95.08 27 photos, 137 members
- camerabreath 161 photos, 179 members
- On The Road! 4,942 photos, 436 members
- pleased to meet you 205 photos, 406 members
- I ♥ The_Lord_of_the_Flies 38 photos, 23 members
- suburbanality - White Sale at the Mall 12,509 photos, 1,181 members
- But I CAN grow a beard 41 photos, 31 members
- Self -help group for flickr addicts 13,058 photos, 672 members
- Entrance to Hell 3,539 photos, 8,572 members
- The NOT Gallery of plop art 449 photos, 116 members
- The Horror of Christmas 1,020 photos, 340 members
- DPOPL 3 photos, 14 members
- Wicked Reflections 13,248 photos, 1,021 members
- Ofrendas, Altars, + Shrines for Día de los Muertos 2,256 photos, 431 members
- IKB 145 photos, 32 members
- Popolo: The }Popolo{ Photography Critique Game 13 photos, 181 members
- Mobile Maniacs 6,759 photos, 297 members
- Accidental Happiness 1,178 photos, 135 members
- Landmarks around the world 16,789 photos, 1,519 members
- Frank Chu 909 photos, 228 members
- It's A Small World! 843 photos, 136 members
- Three Wise Monkeys 321 photos, 168 members
- naturally occurring collages 186 photos, 26 members
- thriftstore Hell 2,400 photos, 597 members
Testimonials (13)
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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
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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
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Thunderchild7 says:
"He's great he gave up his lunch hour to take me for Chinese food in China town"
26th July, 2008
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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
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Drunken Monkey says:
"Item as described. Swift postage and no problems. Recomended. A+++"
20th March, 2007
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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
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blue coyote laughing says:
"that's MR. POPLABS is the original cameraphone cowboy.
AND he does all his own stunts.
grrrrrr."6th January, 2007
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
- Name:
- popular laboratories
- Joined:
- April 2006
- Currently:
- Angwin, California, USA
- Occupation:
- chef