You've gone to Rome. The weather's scorching - Too hot to go out and see the place, in any case.... But still, you make the effort. When you eventually get to the Coliseum, there's a 7hr queue! What are you to do? You want to record the fact you've been there for memories-sake.

Simple - Set the camera to Coliseum, stand in front of a white wall (or any plain colour*) and snap away, including all the usual OOOhh-Arhhh (pointing/gesturing) you normally do. The camera will remove the background (key) and superimpose you in front of a replacement background of your choice.

*Note: If you can't find a plain-coloured wall, take a picture of any wall, and that background will be subtracted from the image before the fake background (and you) are superimposed.
-- Dub, Oct 17 2005

Fake Vacation Photo Generator http://www.museumof...eblog/comments/767/
Click on the embedded link for visuals. [jurist, Oct 17 2005]

(?) Put Yourself In The Picture http://www.fstop-bl...ng-yourself-in.html
How to take photos of your "fakation". [jurist, Oct 17 2005]

Didn't someone propose providing pictures of whole faked holidays?

Anyway, the Coliseum is one place where the lines don't matter - everyone takes their pictures *outside,* no queuing required.

Finally, this is substantially Baked: plenty of tourist attractions (Toronto's CN Tower, for example) have kiosks that photograph you in front of a green screen, then superimpose you on a selected shot. Of course, you may have to queue for the kiosk...
-- DrCurry, Oct 17 2005


The John Hancock building in Chicago has a photobox with a window and a window-cleaning scaffold in it, and a background of Chicago's skyline behind it.

Stand in the box, get your picture taken, tell your friends that's how they make you work off sneaking into the skydeck.
-- shapu, Oct 17 2005



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