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Be a hero: self-shoots at the edge of the abyss

  • A tendency has developed in recent times toward a close connection of the (photo) apparatus and the body. The GoPro, the “world’s most versatile camera,” as stated in the developer’s self-description, is often worn attached to the body, is held at a moderate distance from the body by means of a selfie stick, or is firmly mounted on helmets and sporting equipment. Regarding these cameras, a whole array of practices and technologies has evolved that strongly promote “self-shooting.” Thus, a new genre of the self-image has arisen: images of skaters, surfers, fliers, fallers, and the fallen, all capturing themselves in all circumstances up until death; it seems that the camera itself creates the risk to fall. This chapter focuses on the relationship of aesthetics, body, and apparatus that can be traced back to early examples of “falling photographers” and that is nowadays so impressively exemplified by the GoPro technique and its usage. Additionally, the text deals with the general leveling of the difference between the moving imageA tendency has developed in recent times toward a close connection of the (photo) apparatus and the body. The GoPro, the “world’s most versatile camera,” as stated in the developer’s self-description, is often worn attached to the body, is held at a moderate distance from the body by means of a selfie stick, or is firmly mounted on helmets and sporting equipment. Regarding these cameras, a whole array of practices and technologies has evolved that strongly promote “self-shooting.” Thus, a new genre of the self-image has arisen: images of skaters, surfers, fliers, fallers, and the fallen, all capturing themselves in all circumstances up until death; it seems that the camera itself creates the risk to fall. This chapter focuses on the relationship of aesthetics, body, and apparatus that can be traced back to early examples of “falling photographers” and that is nowadays so impressively exemplified by the GoPro technique and its usage. Additionally, the text deals with the general leveling of the difference between the moving image (video) and the still image (photography) within the digital realm, specifically via the unification of both, technologies and practices, in one apparatus—like the GoPro.zeige mehrzeige weniger

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Verfasserangaben:Winfried GerlingORCiDGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57949-8_12
ISBN:978-3-319-57949-8
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch):Exploring the selfie
Verlag:Palgrave Macmillan
Verlagsort:Cham
Dokumentart:Teil eines Buches (Kapitel)
Sprache:Englisch
Datum der Veröffentlichung (online):08.08.2022
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung:2018
Datum der Freischaltung:08.08.2022
Freies Schlagwort / Tag:GoPro
GND-Schlagwort:Body-Cam; Selbstbildnis; Action-Fotografie
Erste Seite:261
Letzte Seite:283
Fachbereiche und Zentrale Einrichtungen:FB4 Design
DDC-Klassifikation:700 Künste und Unterhaltung / 770 Fotografie, Computerkunst
Lizenz (Deutsch):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International
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