{"id":2348,"date":"2011-07-29T10:15:50","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T15:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2011-08-02T10:04:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T15:04:32","slug":"dear-photograph-old-tech-and-new-tech-create-a-window-to-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/internet-2\/webapps\/dear-photograph-old-tech-and-new-tech-create-a-window-to-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Photograph: Old Tech And New Tech Create A Window To The Past"},"content":{"rendered":"
Photo blog\/community art project Dear Photograph<\/em><\/a> just opened two months ago, and it’s already taken the internet by storm. With a mix of past and present evoking memory for the individual and a surprisingly universal longing for days gone by, it also gives us a chance to study the different technology used by submitters.<\/p>\n Dear Photograph<\/em> asks users to “take a picture of a picture from the past in the present.” It’s a simple concept: find an old picture and take a picture of it held up to the same location, basically putting yourself in the shoes of the original picture taker, separated only by time. Then submit it with a one line message.<\/p>\n Here’s a good example<\/a> where the anonymous submitter lined the picture up almost perfectly.<\/p>\n