What's the word....
Jan 17, 2020 11:44:22 #
that describes either a photograph or the process of a photographer taking a photo of another photographer also taking a photo?? I ran across it once a long time ago but the fact that I can't think of it now has been bugging me for awhile. I figured if anyone would know it it would be someone who frequents UHH. Anyone? 
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Jan 17, 2020 16:50:11 #
I can't say for sure but I don't think the word I'm looking for includes any reference to the word "photo"... I can't recall the discipline that put it into use, although it could be philosophical or possibly just linguistics coming up with a precise term to shorten up the explanation of the described activity or its result. I expect it will be obscure, as if it were more common I wouldn't be trying to rediscover it. I hope this helps.
Jan 17, 2020 18:21:24 #
I tried some searches using variations of "infinity photography" - no luck. Kind of like infinity mirrors? Is the point the multiple views of same subject?
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Jan 17, 2020 19:02:41 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I tried some searches using variations of "infinity photography" - no luck. Kind of like infinity mirrors? Is the point the multiple views of same subject?
That's an interesting analogy, Linda, and thanks for the effort. Unfortunately not what I'm looking for. It'll come, sooner or later......
Jan 17, 2020 19:04:11 #
jaymatt wrote:
I have a collection of photos I call “Shooting the Shooter."
Your collection can be defined with my missing word. I guess we're both looking
Jan 18, 2020 07:49:44 #
According to Wikipedia there are two terms. The Droste effect (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdrɔstə]), known in art as an example of mise en abyme, is the effect of a picture recursively appearing within itself, in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appear. In Western art history, Mise en abyme (French pronunciation: [miz ɑ̃n‿abim]; also mise en abîme) is a formal technique of placing a copy of an image within itself, often in a way that suggests an infinitely recurring sequence. In film theory and literary theory, it refers to the technique of inserting a story within a story. The term is derived from heraldry and literally means "placed into abyss". It was first appropriated for modern criticism by the French author André Gide.
A common sense of the phrase is the visual experience of standing between two mirrors, seeing as a result an infinite reproduction of one's image.
A common sense of the phrase is the visual experience of standing between two mirrors, seeing as a result an infinite reproduction of one's image.
Jan 18, 2020 07:55:29 #
zenagain
Loc: Pueblo CO
PauHana wrote:
According to Wikipedia there are two terms. The Dr... (show quote)
Funny, i have just such a photo of my friend Kent. He named it "Kents photofinity".
I know thats not what your looking for. But it sounds cool.
Jan 18, 2020 10:34:35 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
Same kind of thing as looking into a mirror (just you, or looking through a camera) with a mirror behind you. Infinite "yous".
Don't know if this effect ever had a name, though.
Don't know if this effect ever had a name, though.
Jan 18, 2020 10:50:22 #
AlanW
Loc: Upstate NY
marvkaye wrote:
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Recursive? I know it from computer programming where subroutines can be recursive, that is they can call themselves from within their own code. Definition of recurse - To perform (a mathematical or computational operation) again on the result of the previous operation; to repeat (an operation) recursively. There may be another word for it in the art world but I'm not aware of it.
Alan
Jan 18, 2020 11:38:53 #
When I was young, My mother used to buy popcorn in a bag that had a cartoon of a guy eating popcorn out of a bag that had the same cartoon on his bag & on and on. I was fascinated by that and wondered where does it end? Bob
Jan 18, 2020 13:39:04 #
davyboy
Loc: Anoka Mn.
marvkaye wrote:
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Snapshot or, photo or pic. What ever those 3 are
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