Tag Archives: Selfie

First look: Polaroid Mint – the 2-in-1 camera-printer for selfie nuts

Polaroid, the penultimate icon of ‘80s and ‘90s nostalgia, is hard at work reestablishing its niche in a photography world dominated by smartphones with its latest attempt: the Polaroid Mint. Polaroid Mint, first shown at CE Week 2018 in New … Continue reading

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The Fujifilm X-A5 is the retro camera for selfie lovers

While the likes of the X-T2, X-T20 and X100F might have caught the imagination of professional and enthusiast photographers, Fujifilm hasn't forgotten the more casual snapper. The new Fujifilm X-A5 replaces the X-A3, and is the company's smallest and lightest … Continue reading

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Drone vs phone: the ultimate selfie challenge

The selfie as come a long way in a relatively short space of time. At the dawn of the millennium most mobile phones didn't even have cameras, which meant your options were limited if you wanted to surreptitiously snap your … Continue reading

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The LuMee Duo Is a Smartphone Case With Advanced Selfie Lighting

Gear This might be more important than you think The LuMee case for iPhones sheds light on just how important the selfie has really become. Popular Photography

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The Current High-Five Selfie Trend Requires You To Throw Your Phone

News Don’t do this. Do almost anything else. The current trend on social media is to throw your phone to try and take a selfie during a self high-five. Seriously… Popular Photography

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The Fujifilm X-A3 is the retro camera for selfie lovers

Fujifilm has taken the wraps of their entry-level mirrorless X-series camera, the X-A3. With a revised, retro-inspired design that’s intended to appeal to a younger generation of photographers, the X-A3 features a newly developed 24.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor. While the … Continue reading

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ROAM-e drone takes selfie cams to new heights in new video

Forget selfie sticks – The IOT Group (ASX:IOT) has officially revealed footage of its upcoming ROAM-e selfie drone in action today. Able to reach heights of up to 25 metres, the ROAM-e uses facial recognition technology to follow its user … Continue reading

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How to Capture a Perfect Selfie with the Boss

A very lucky 13-year-old Bruce Springsteen fan, Eliza Sollers, was at the April 20 concert in Baltimore, and of course wanted to capture a selfie with the Boss. Trying to capture Springsteen coming around the corner, she aimed her camera phone, without even … Continue reading

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12mm Environmental Portrait and The Making of My First Selfie

I’m not focused on me, can be accused of under-marketing myself and until very recently, I had never taken a selfie (at least not one shared beyond the immediate family). Of course, when the request for a portrait came in, … Continue reading

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PETA’s Copyright Lawsuit About The “Monkey Selfie” Feels Like Another Big Publicity Stunt [Update: The Monkey Lost]

[UPDATE 1/8/2016: Predictably, a judge found it ridiculous for a monkey to own copyright and hopefully we never have to hear about this ever again. – SH] By now, we should all be used to the wacky shenanigans carried out … Continue reading

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Researchers Taught a Neural Network To Evaluate Selfie Pictures

Everyone knows, the way you properly evaluate a — ahem — selfie, is by counting the number of likes it gets on social media. It’s a foundational system in our current society. Andrej Karpathy is a computer science PhD student … Continue reading

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