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Selfies vs Self Portraits, What’s the Difference?
selfie noun: a photo that you take of yourself alone or with a group…
Did you know that the first-ever ‘selfie’ was taken by Robert Cornelius way back in 1839 using, yep you guessed it, an analogue camera! He had to stand for 15 minutes for his shot… but you can do it in seconds! Take super-creative and fast selfies with our Lomo’Instant cameras! With plenty of creative features and a selfie mirror on the shutter, take detailed and experimental instant selfies on high-quality Instax film.
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Selfies vs Self Portraits, What’s the Difference?
Selfies vs Self Portraits, What’s the Difference?
Selfies vs Self Portraits, What’s the Difference?
“Cornelius [...] ran to stand in front of the camera, positioning himself into the frame and rested in that motionless posture for about 10–15 minutes. He finally ran back to the camera and covered up the lens... On the back of the image, he wrote, ‘The first light picture ever taken. 1839’.”
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Selfies vs Self Portraits, What’s the Difference?
Lomo’Instant Automat Glass Magellan Edition
Lomo’Instant Automat Glass Magellan Edition
Inspired by the Giant Magellan Telescope, now instead of looking at the stars, you’ll be the star of your very own super-sharp selfies! The first instant camera with a wide-angle glass lens for bolder, sharper shots than ever before. With a 0.3 m close focusing distance that’s perfect for portraits and a mirrored shutter button, it’s time to perfect your pout!
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Lomo’Instant Wide Camera and Lenses William Klein Edition
Lomo’Instant Wide Camera and Lenses William Klein Edition
Channel the progressive energy of a photographic pioneer and fit more in the frame with this special Lomo’Instant Wide camera. Take easy group shots or selfies with even more in the background! Let the Auto Mode take care of the exposure for perfectly lit shots every time and kick your creativity up a notch with special features like long and multiple exposures.
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Selfies vs Self Portraits, What’s the Difference?
Selfies vs Self Portraits, What’s the Difference?
Selfies vs Self Portraits, What’s the Difference?
We’d like to thank the following people for their photos: Rose Néon, eleonorepairet, curtiswalker, lunasimoncini, mokasheungyan & kikuike.
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