Photographic self-portrait installations
First Claim
1. A photographic self-portrait installation comprising a video-photo installation including a video camera for viewing a subject user, characterised by a first monitor for reproducing a real time image of the user as a background on the monitor screen, a computer for controlling the operation of the installation, a memory store of preselected computer-digitised images, means for storing a frozen real time image, interface means for interfacing the memory store with the real time image for display on the first monitor and/or for interfacing with the frozen real time image, means for creating a frozen real time image, means for selecting a computer-digitised image, a second monitor for displaying a composite of a user-created frozen real time image as a background and at least one user-selected computer-digitised image from the memory store as a foreground, and a printer for printing the said composite upon user command.
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Abstract
A photographic self-portrait installation includes a photo-video installation (1) which includes a video camera (2) for viewing a subject and a monitor (10) on which the subject may view a real time self image in background against a foreground of a selection of computer-digitised foreground images. The subject is able to freeze a real time self image against a personally preselected foreground image and generate a composite for printing. The installation may be open or housed within a booth.
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30 Claims
- 1. A photographic self-portrait installation comprising a video-photo installation including a video camera for viewing a subject user, characterised by a first monitor for reproducing a real time image of the user as a background on the monitor screen, a computer for controlling the operation of the installation, a memory store of preselected computer-digitised images, means for storing a frozen real time image, interface means for interfacing the memory store with the real time image for display on the first monitor and/or for interfacing with the frozen real time image, means for creating a frozen real time image, means for selecting a computer-digitised image, a second monitor for displaying a composite of a user-created frozen real time image as a background and at least one user-selected computer-digitised image from the memory store as a foreground, and a printer for printing the said composite upon user command.
- 25. A photographic self-portrait installation comprising a video-photo installation including a video camera for viewing a subject user, characterised by a monitor screen for reproducing a real time image of the user as a background on the monitor screen, a computer for controlling the operation of the video-photo installation, a memory store of preselected computer-digitised images, means for storing a frozen real time image, interface means for interfacing the memory store with the real time image for display on the monitor screen and/or for interfacing with the frozen real time image, means for creating a frozen real time image, means for selecting a computer-digitised image, the monitor displaying a composite of a user-created frozen real time image as a background and at least one user-selected computer-digitised image from the memory store as a foreground, a first printer for printing the said composite upon user command, and including a self-photography installation adapted to utilise the said video camera for taking self portraits of a user, and a second printer employing a wet photographic process, and selector means for selecting the video-photo installation or the self-photography installation to produce the required self portrait.
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