For you fabulous people : A scarf with nanocrystals that stops paparazzi

[William Gaatjes]

This inventor Saif Siddiqui invented a scarf with nanocrystals that reflects the light of the flash, reducing the shutter time and/or ISO(I have no honestly idea) in such a way, that the camera of the paparazzi only records your scarf and not your face.
It is just that the camera sensor is saturated and cannot make a picture of you. This of course only works with low levels of ambient light. It even works for camera's and moving objects.
The inventor is planning to make a whole lot of clothing and phone cases and more with nanocrystals embedded within these articles.


https://www.buzzfeed.com/sahilrizwa...t-impossible-t?utm_term=.rvRKPj3J6#.aoRq67doJ

 

[dave_the_nerd]

That's kinda neat.

Paparazzi can eat it.

 

[Mayne]

I definitely need one.

 

[Red Squirrel]

High ISO, no flash, will solve that. The pictures will also look like they were printed with a dot matrix printer.

Pretty neat though. Actually they should do similar things in theatres and stuff to discourage people from using their flash. Could probably have some kind of light reactive strip around the stage or something.

 

[WelshBloke]

Isn't this proof it doesnt work?

 

[Jaepheth]

What if they just go back to film?

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Isn't this proof it doesnt work?

Beat me to it. Was going to ask if we are ignoring the pictures showing them wearing it where we can see them clearly.....

 

[Imp]

Aren't nano particles toxic?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Aren't nano particles toxic?

Not yet.

 

[John Connor]

Oh thank God! I'm tired of the paparazzi following me around all the time!

If I was famous I'd tap dance in front of the paparazzi! Sure, why not?

I know they can be a royal pain in the ass, but that's the price you pay for a large bank account. :twisted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C18p7QIbWqc

 

[JulesMaximus]

Oh thank God! I'm tired of the paparazzi following me around all the time!

If I was famous I'd tap dance in front of the paparazzi! Sure, why not?

I know they can be a royal pain in the ass, but that's the price you pay for a large bank account. :twisted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C18p7QIbWqc

Serious question: Do you ever think before you post?

 

[Paladin3]

Any decent photographer will set the flash to +3 stops to compensate for the extra light bouncing off the scarf that is meant to fool the camera. Or if there is enough ambient light just turn the flash off and take photos of the celeb in a really stupid looking scarf. There are lots of other ways to beat it too.

Either way, it's not exactly a win for people who make a living from looking good for the camera.

 

[John Connor]

Serious question: Do you ever think before you post?

Really? What's your beef?

 

[TwiceOver]

Isn't this proof it doesnt work?

Beat me to it. Was going to ask if we are ignoring the pictures showing them wearing it where we can see them clearly.....

Only works on pictures using flash.

Any other light source should be enough to allow for a perfectly fine picture.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Really? What's your beef?

Come on, you have no idea what it's like to be famous. Imagine you can't even go get a cup of coffee or buy a pair of shoes or do any of the things normal people do every day without being hassled constantly by complete strangers.

As if money makes it all okay... that was kind of a dumb thing to say.

Sorry if I came off as kind of harsh.

 

[gorobei]

1) take picture of someone without scarf, note exposure/aperture/iso/ev
2) go to manual mode enter settings.
3) profit.

 

[LTC8K6]

Any decent photographer will set the flash to +3 stops to compensate for the extra light bouncing off the scarf that is meant to fool the camera. Or if there is enough ambient light just turn the flash off and take photos of the celeb in a really stupid looking scarf. There are lots of other ways to beat it too.

Either way, it's not exactly a win for people who make a living from looking good for the camera.

I think so, too. Any decent cameraman with a decent camera is still going to get a good clear shot of your face.

You can probably just spot meter on the center of the face with a modern DSLR.

 

[John Connor]

Come on, you have no idea what it's like to be famous. Imagine you can't even go get a cup of coffee or buy a pair of shoes or do any of the things normal people do every day without being hassled constantly by complete strangers.

As if money makes it all okay... that was kind of a dumb thing to say.

Sorry if I came off as kind of harsh.

While I can understand all of this, let me post on what I think about this.

When I was young, and perhaps still today I always loved being in front of the camera. My dad had a video camera for all those family occasions. You would see me constantly get in front of it and make a complete ass of myself. We still have those VHS tapes to this day.

Now in regards to an actor or actress this is what they do for a living. The camera is part of their job. You have to like the camera and it comes with the job. To be in that role you are one of but a very few with the opportunity. Not only to become famous, but to earn a very nice wage. For me personally, if the paparazzi was around my house or whatever, I'd approach them and just act like an ass. Doing my thing and perhaps tap dance and all this. No sweat of my squirrel sack. This is just me though. In fact, I might even bring my own camera and take pictures of them, create a mag called Inside Paparazzi and post their snaps. LOL!

All I'm saying is that it is the price you pay for being famous. And if I wanted to get away I'd fly to my private island off the coast of Fiji. Oh the humanity.

 

[DesiPower]

Next up, cameras with frequency modulator