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A '''photo stand-in''' (also called a '''face-in-hole''', '''face in the hole board''', or '''photo cutout board''') is a large board with an image printed on it and that has one or more holes cut out where people can stick their face through the board for ] effect.<ref name="Vox">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2015/5/29/8682601/carnival-cutouts-inventor|title=Ever stick your face in a cutout? Meet the kitsch genius who invented them.|last=Edwards|first=Phil|website=]|date=2015-05-29|quote=Ever stick your head in one of those cardboard cutouts at the beach? They're the perfect symbol of summer on the boardwalk, when even the corniest gags turn hilarious.}}</ref> The hole aligns with an area in the image that creates an ] of the person's face being an actual part of the scene. This illusion is then often immortalized by taking a ] of the person's face through the board. Photo stand-ins may be found at ]s, ]s, ], ]s, ]s and similar locations and events that people visit for entertainment. The television game show '']'' revolved around celebrity guests using a photo stand-in, having to guess what scene they were in. The Dutch game show '']'' had a segment with a similar game from the second season onwards. | ||
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| The use of an image on a board that could be held up as a foreground below the chin was patented by ] in 1874.<ref>{{Cite |
The use of an image on a board that could be held up as a foreground below the chin was patented by ] in 1874.<ref>{{Cite patent|inventor-last=Coolidge|inventor-first=Cassius Marcellus|inventor-link=Cassius Marcellus Coolidge|fdate=1874-01-12|pubdate=1874-04-14|status=patent|country=US|number=149724A|title=Improvement in the processes of taking photographic pictures|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/File:Processes_of_Taking_Photographic_Pictures_patent_US149724.pdf}}</ref> The photo stand-in as it is widely known today predates this version, which Coolidge acknowledges in his patent. His patent and successful marketing of both versions did however lead to him often being credited as the inventor.<ref name="Vox"/> | ||
| The earliest inspiration might be tourist attractions in 19th century ], where a face hole was cut out of a ] and a ] statue (probably plaster reproductions) so that a photo can be taken where the tourist pretends to be a ] or sphinx. One such surviving photo is of ] of Austria, posing as a mummy while in Cairo, 1894.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria posing as a mummy while in Cairo, 1894 (photo) |url=https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-US/egyptian-photographer/archduke-franz-ferdinand-of-austria-posing-as-a-mummy-while-in-cairo-1894-photo/photograph/asset/6425719 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=www.bridgemanimages.com |language=en}}</ref> Another is of James Deering and Abby Deering Howe, posing as a mummy and a sphinx, taken in the 1870s by the photographers Pascal Sebah and Émile Béchard, who were based in Cairo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Egyptian Dreamworld |url=https://rietberg.ch/en/exhibitions/dreamworld |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Museum Rietberg |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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A photo stand-in (also called a face-in-hole, face in the hole board, or photo cutout board) is a large board with an image printed on it and that has one or more holes cut out where people can stick their face through the board for humorous effect. The hole aligns with an area in the image that creates an optical illusion of the person's face being an actual part of the scene. This illusion is then often immortalized by taking a photograph of the person's face through the board. Photo stand-ins may be found at midways, carnivals, parties, tourist traps, theme parks and similar locations and events that people visit for entertainment. The television game show You're in the Picture revolved around celebrity guests using a photo stand-in, having to guess what scene they were in. The Dutch game show De Jongens tegen de Meisjes had a segment with a similar game from the second season onwards.
The use of an image on a board that could be held up as a foreground below the chin was patented by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge in 1874. The photo stand-in as it is widely known today predates this version, which Coolidge acknowledges in his patent. His patent and successful marketing of both versions did however lead to him often being credited as the inventor.
The earliest inspiration might be tourist attractions in 19th century Egypt, where a face hole was cut out of a sarcophagus and a sphinx statue (probably plaster reproductions) so that a photo can be taken where the tourist pretends to be a mummy or sphinx. One such surviving photo is of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, posing as a mummy while in Cairo, 1894. Another is of James Deering and Abby Deering Howe, posing as a mummy and a sphinx, taken in the 1870s by the photographers Pascal Sebah and Émile Béchard, who were based in Cairo.
References
- ^ Edwards, Phil (2015-05-29). "Ever stick your face in a cutout? Meet the kitsch genius who invented them". Vox.
Ever stick your head in one of those cardboard cutouts at the beach? They're the perfect symbol of summer on the boardwalk, when even the corniest gags turn hilarious.
- US patent 149724A, Coolidge, Cassius Marcellus, "Improvement in the processes of taking photographic pictures", published 1874-04-14
- "Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria posing as a mummy while in Cairo, 1894 (photo)". www.bridgemanimages.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- "Egyptian Dreamworld". Museum Rietberg. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
External links
Media related to Face in Hole at Wikimedia Commons
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