YOUR AURA - IT'S PURPLE
Can a digital camera reveal your inner self? Uh, we're not holding our breath.
“Don’t think, just shoot.”
No, this isn’t some kind of NRA slogan. It’s the motto of Lomography, the Austrian camera company who believe that images should never be perfect. This month, the brand releases the Colorsplash, a camera that comes with colored gels corresponding (theoretically) to the seven chakras of the body.
Images taken by the Colorsplash do look pretty cool, but we question the spiritual connection here. The seven chakras of the body are “base, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, brow and chin” and they’re said to correspond to the seven colors of the rainbow.
A hardcover book called “Colorsplash Chakras,” also released this month, may be the coolest part of this whole endeavor. The 384-page book explains the philosophy behind the camera, and features hundreds of Colorsplash images from photographers around the world, including Kareem Black and Nick Rhodes (who is technically a musician, but okay…).
Perhaps this camera can fill the hipster void left by Polaroid. And while emphasizing colors on a digital camera is nothing new (our Canon can do it when you switch it’s setting to “Night Party”), we’d still be interested to try photographing our way to a more positive aura.
--SABRINA BACON
No, this isn’t some kind of NRA slogan. It’s the motto of Lomography, the Austrian camera company who believe that images should never be perfect. This month, the brand releases the Colorsplash, a camera that comes with colored gels corresponding (theoretically) to the seven chakras of the body.
Images taken by the Colorsplash do look pretty cool, but we question the spiritual connection here. The seven chakras of the body are “base, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, brow and chin” and they’re said to correspond to the seven colors of the rainbow.
A hardcover book called “Colorsplash Chakras,” also released this month, may be the coolest part of this whole endeavor. The 384-page book explains the philosophy behind the camera, and features hundreds of Colorsplash images from photographers around the world, including Kareem Black and Nick Rhodes (who is technically a musician, but okay…).
Perhaps this camera can fill the hipster void left by Polaroid. And while emphasizing colors on a digital camera is nothing new (our Canon can do it when you switch it’s setting to “Night Party”), we’d still be interested to try photographing our way to a more positive aura.
--SABRINA BACON
This story was published on June 19, 2008.
CONTENT RATING:
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jaymie
06/19/2008
That's pretty interesting, i want one!!
Courtney
06/19/2008
Definitely very awesome. The wuote is also from Almost Famous. I love that movie.
leah evans
06/19/2008
haven't the colorsplash cameras been out for years now?
julio Cortez
06/19/2008
I like the camera and the fact that it takes photos in different color settings rocks!!!!
Kate
06/19/2008
Nice that you're giving these cameras some recognition, but they've been out for the longest time, and photography is a hobbie and an art. Urban and Nylon are trying to make it a trend which is pretty ridiculous.
Anthony
06/19/2008
Omg, I love psychic stuff like that. Do you any idea what stores they are sold in? I have no credit card. =/
Georgia
06/19/2008
That quote is from Almost Famous. pretty neat camera
talia
06/19/2008
If you don't care about the camera, why should we?? I thought you'd be writing about a new worthwhile product, but we both agree that this is bogus.
Emily
06/19/2008
that is bull.
but it's cute.
i would buy it.
miranda
06/19/2008
this camera is soo amazing and takes crazy colorfull pictures, also don't take drugs!!!!, lol( almost famous)
Emily
06/20/2008
It's like a mood ring!!!... Just because it's kind of a crazy idea, it's still really funny and cute... I want one!
Ronald Santos
06/20/2008
I agree with Kate, it does seem that Urban and Nylon are trying to make a trend, this camera has been around for such a long time now. ("this camera can fill the hipster void") eww. You can buy this camera and a bunch of different types at (lomography.com). I actually own the Holga package that comes with a color splash flash.
Birdie
06/20/2008
Your aura~! ITS PRUPLE! Thats a quote from the MOvie " Almost Famous!' One of the best movies ever. Rent it. PURPLE! ITS PURPLE!
Birdie
06/20/2008
Your aura~! ITS PRUPLE! Thats a quote from the MOvie " Almost Famous!' One of the best movies ever. Rent it. PURPLE! ITS PURPLE!
Lottie
06/21/2008
Wowsers! That would be well fun to have, are they really expensive?
Alex
06/24/2008
ahh! I looove lomography! I've already bought many of thier other more vintage/avant garde cameras, so you bet I'll be buying this one as well!
andrea
06/24/2008
what is the point of this camera? i checked their website, i still don't get it.
Kelsey
06/25/2008
Yeah im a little confused about this camera too. its been out for a while but i am pretty sure that its not digital.
Dani
06/26/2008
It's not digital. But nonetheless, I've been a huge fan of lomography for ages, their cameras are a lot of fun. This looks pretty cool.
Bianca
06/27/2008
I WANT ONE (:
Bianca
06/27/2008
I WANT ONE (:
Kim
07/03/2008
It bugs me as a photographer to see these terrible cameras, and people who call themselves "artists" because they bought a cheap, plastic camera.
Anyone else agree?
I work hard at what I do, and these cameras mock the photo industry.
Caroline
07/04/2008
I had this one a couple years back. its strange because all the photos i thought would come out great came out shit and all the so-thought-shit ones came out like minimalist masterpieces.
Also awesome for big rainbow wave collage on ceiling.
Don't buy the fish eye. this is the one.
Hemaly
07/14/2008
I always wondered how they get those weird colors.
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