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flashbulb Photog a small expendable glass light bulb formerly used to produce a bright flash of light How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The trip wire that extends out of the picture frame could be compared, for instance, to the cable release that is featured in some of Cindy Sherman's self-portraits, while the flashgun aesthetic invokes Philip-Lorca diCorcia, not to mention a whole history of paparazzi snaps. Best of all was Maia Wilkins, the bitterly jilted mistress, lifted from an Edward Gorey cartoon, who is relegated to holding the flashgun during the wedding photo. In Shot in the Dark, 1996, she wears a dress coated with luminous emulsion, then activates a handheld flashgun or banks of blinding flashlights around the stage via a cable release in her mouth. |
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