In olden days, one would use a cable with a mechanical connection to the shutter release, to take a photograph at a distance (the length of the cable) from the camera. This is what you see below.
In olden days, one would use a cable with a mechanical connection to the shutter release, to take a photograph at a distance (the length of the cable) from the camera. This is what you see below.
And wow!
This was 10 years before selfies were mainstreamed in the vernacular.
Thanks, Adelaide. The urge was there before the mainstream caught up!
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Oh, yes!
The way selfies have evolved.
The urge was often satisfied with point-and-shoot cameras.
Or the PHD model.
Instagram tried to evoke the whole Polaroid feel or indeed a Kodak feel.