Photomon Go
Project 66 Series #3
Tim Mulcahy Photography
August 6, 2016
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“Get
on your feet and step outside to find and catch wild Pokemon. Explore cities and towns where you live – and
even around the globe – to capture as many Pokemon as you can. As you walk through the real world your
smartphone will vibrate to let you know you’re near a Pokemon.”
Chasing down imaginary monsters isn’t really my cup of tea so
I devised a similar sport for photographers - Photomon Go. Rather than digitally
capturing cute, imaginary creatures with their smartphones as they walk through the real world, in Photomon Go photographers set out to digitally
capture photomon - creative mirror image-like photos that “reflect”
reality. I piloted the game
on a recent trip to Chicago and am sharing some examples of photomon (along with their Pokemon-like creature names) that I captured and logged into in my personal Photodex.
I
haven’t yet figured out how to make cameras automatically vibrate when players are
near compelling “photomon”, how to market the Photomon Go app or how to make
any money in the process. But while I’m
working out all those details I hope fellow photogs will continue to beta test
the concept and help me make Photomon the next Pokemon. |
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To help get you get started I've added this guide to photographing reflections.
OK. Let's Go!
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