Due to the number of people who added their names to the waiting list for this print, the edition has been increased from 25 to 50. Thank you!
Shot on Game Boy Camera
Fine art giclée print on archival, museum-grade textured paper. 310gsm.
+ small keepsake version of the print on a blank Game Boy cartridge.
(Cartridges 1 / 10 GOLD - Cartridges 11 / 50 Game Boy Grey)
Dimensions:
Unframed: 45 cm (W) × 41 cm (H)
Framed: 49 cm (W) × 44 cm (H)
Edition Size:
Limited edition of 50.
Authentication:
Signed and individually numbered.
Certificate of Authenticity:
Gold foil certificate of authenticity, signed, individually numbered and wax seal stamped
Shipping:
Shipping will begin within 2 to 3 weeks.
Packaging:
Each print is shipped in a cardboard tube also containing certificate of authenticity and extras.
ABOUT:
The Game Boy Camera was not the first digital camera, but it was one of the very first small, affordable, and accessible digital cameras released to the public.
Released in 1998, the Game Boy Camera could only capture grayscale images, and the only way people could get their photos off the cartridge was by printing them on thermal, receipt-like paper using an accessory called the Game Boy Printer.
Today, there are many different methods and devices that allow you to transfer your Game Boy Camera photos from the cartridge to a computer. By taking the same photo three times—using red, green, and blue filters for each individual shot—and then combining them in editing software, you can even create color images from the Game Boy Camera.
This technique is called the trichromatic photography process. Trichromy is the color theory that any color can be reproduced by combining the three primary colors: red, green, and blue.
This is the same method used to produce the first color photographs in the late 1860s, and it’s also how my entire “Shot on Game Boy Camera in Color” series was created.
