Camera for fine artists
Written by David WhiteNews has just come into the duck about a new Plaubel Makina that will soon prove itself indipensable to those shooting limited edition photographs.
The camera only takes one image, and then is unusable again. The camera has been made to sell with the limited edition print that ensues. The camera also permanently embeds the image metadata with the authors details and bank transfer details, (iban, swiftcode etc.) It also embeds the minimum price the image is allowed to sell for. Any image produced with one of these will not sell for less than $25,000, as the camera costs $24,999.
This does seem like a sensible response to the never ending debate raging around whether an infinitely reproducable photograph can ever really be called ‘Limited Edition’.
Pictures of the tool are here.
Discussion (7 Comments)
:-)!!!
I’ve bought you one. 🙂
…so I can show how this photo of a twig examines the tension between existence and non existence, highlighting how being detached from the tree can symbolise the sense of detachment one gets when becoming an adult on your own terms, and how the change of seasons mirrors the path life takes providing the imagination with the space to be critical over the path we choose in life?
or B…
Quality post!!!
Bloody hell! That’s EXACTLY what it’s for!
Dave I’ll take two … gonna need a back up right?
Do Fine Art Photographers (FAP’s for short) use back up cameras?
Anyway, I don’t think you’re allowed to buy more than one at a time, as there is potential to inflate the number of Limited Editions. And where might that lead? Chaos. Absolute chaos.
No, just certificate it using the duckrabbit seal of approved limited editioning and your rich punters will relax…