Paparazzo, separate flash for iPhone, uses LED
300 bulb for better image shooting.
Paparazzo iPhone Light is personally
introduced by two designers, Craig Monroe and John Aldrich. It is based on the idea
of 20th-century camera’s flash. The product supports iPhone 4/4S and oncoming
iPhone 5.
Paparazzo
iPhone Light supports iPhone4/4S as well as oncoming iPhone 5.
Nowadays, iPhone is, aside from a common
smartphone, used as a pocket camera. However, in some case, this phone’s
integrated flash doesn’t work effectively.
The idea of separate flash for iPhone came
from the flash of 20th-century camera. At that time, commercial camera was very
pricey and photographers only used it for shooting in studios and events of newspaper.
One man, named Arthur Fellig, did bring along
the camera wandering around New York City (USA) to capture daily moments. The
man whose alias was Weegee became the first paparazzi (people shooting
celebrities in public). The separate flash used for camera helped Weegee practice
his work at all times and places and become a long-lasting statue for
photography.
Arthur
Fellig and his flash-integrated camera of the early 20s
Paparazzo iPhone Light communicates with
iPhone via Apple’s typical 30-pin contact. Despite connected directly to
iPhone, Paparazzo doesn’t consume power from iPhone but two separate CR 123
batteries, so you don’t need to worry about the fact that your iPhone will run
out of energy when using this external flash.
Paparazzo Light has 3 different modes for
shooting images, recording videos and adjusting brightness, users can easily customize
the device by just a button. Paparazzo also features apps allowing for
communication with iPhone.
Image
captured by iPhone Flash (left) and Paparazzo (right)
Paparazzo Light is now still project on
Kickstarter site. If interested in this idea, you can give a hand to make this
idea come true with only 60 dollars.
The invested money will be paid for cost of
moulding Paparazzo’s case and circuits, and developing apps letting iPhone
contact with Paparazzo.
