When the selfie-stick craze began happening a couple of years ago, photographer and educator Russell Squires decided that he wanted to go beyond using “a lightweight flimsy stick” and a smartphone, so he decided to try shooting selfies with his 4×5″ large format camera.
Squires took a Manfrotto monopod and mounted his Chamonix 4×5-inch field […]. petapixel.com
After watching the spread of the selfie stick over the past several years, photographer Peter McKinnon recently decided to try one himself for the first time. But then he decided he wanted something better… so he built himself a $10,000 ultra-Canadian selfie stick. petapixel.com »
2018-05-02 19:34
It seems that hate toward selfie sticks is still flowing strong these days. Web comic The Oatmeal capitalized on the sentiment by publishing this new widely-shared comic titled, “How to Use a Selfie Stick Without Bothering Others.” petapixel.com »
2016-12-01 20:46
Remember the StikBox? The creative smartphone case selfie stick raised over $40K on Kickstarter for a product that would eventually cost about $47. But before the Kickstarter was even over, China was selling a perfect copy for as little as 8 bucks. petapixel.com »
2016-10-21 19:49
The New Yorker sends comedian Marc Philippe Eskenazi out into the streets in this satirical short which takes a sharp jab at the bizarre nature of selfie stick photography. Eskenazi, a self-proclaimed professional selfie stick photographer, enters the lives of strangers by interrupting them and asking if they need help taking their selfie stick photo. digitalrev.com »
2016-09-23 03:00
A trio of daredevils scaled the iconic Blackpool Tower to grab a stunning selfie as the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Red Arrow fighter jets soared past. [Read More]
DJI has announced the OM 5, a smartphone-focused gimbal solution that combines aspects of its previous handheld gimbals with a telescoping extension rod to form what might be the pinnacle of selfie stick technology.
A paraglider was soaring above the world at 2,500 feet recently when he decided to pull his selfie stick out to snap a memory of his adventure. While trying to remove his phone, however, the smartphone slipped from his grasp and fell to Earth.