the duo camera by chin-wei liao splits in half

the duo camera by chin-wei liao splits in halfall images courtesy chin-wei liao

when browsing through old photos, one usually has a stronger relationship to a photo when it contains their presence. however, documenting one’s self in a photo is not an easy task – there usually needs to be a second party to document these social events, and they also would have to be excluded from picture. the ‘duo’ camera by taiwanese designer chin-wei liao splits in half, and integrates synchronized triggers to capture the moment. the concept invites users to engage in the photo-taking process by being both photographer and subject at the same time. once photographed, the images come together as two, bringing both shots together into one shot.

camera front view

camera 3/4 view

 separated camera view

turn on the camera by separating it

prototypes for demonstrating the experience

pictures taken from the prototype

user context

design process

design process

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