Blogger Dan Rubin cleverly plays with the millennial photography craze known as selfies in his latest photography series. Rubin creatively turns strangers on the street into Kim Kardashian, James Franco and many more using the traditional arm stretch selfie pose.
On his Tumblr blog, Rubin cleverly uploads photographs of strangers posing with a smartphone covering their face. Displayed on the smartphone screen is an image of a famous pop culture celebrity. As the strangers hold the smartphone in front of their face like they're about to take a selfie, a picture of a celebrity's face cleverly replaces the stranger's own visage. The result is a series of striking images that turns anonymous strangers into seemingly well-known faces. Rubin's images are a fun mix of playful photography with celebrity narcissism.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Satirical Celebrity Selfies
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new ways of satirizing celebrity culture and the obsession with selfies through creative photography.
- Celebrity Impersonation
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop technology or techniques to transform people into celebrities digitally, allowing for fun and creative impersonation in photos and videos.
- Playful Photography
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative photography concepts that combine humor, imagination, and pop culture to engage and entertain audiences.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Photography
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new tools or techniques to enhance the creativity and humor in digital photography, catering to the growing demand for unique and engaging visual content.
- Digital Entertainment
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the integration of celebrity impersonation and playful photography into digital entertainment platforms, offering users entertaining and interactive experiences.
- Social Media
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create features or apps that allow users to participate in or share satirical celebrity selfies, tapping into the viral nature of social media trends.
