THE LAB: DECOY | 6 Photographers 1 Man - A Portrait Photography Session With A Twist

Wish we could have more of these... so insightful...

All of the pictures are impressive—good photographers. That said, the video doesn't accurately reflect what they intended it to.

We are supposed to see 6 photographers capturing 6 different perspectives based on what "they thought" or their biases.

What we actually witness is a man playing 6 different characters and acting/expressing himself in accordance with that.

This needed to be a double blind study where the photographers are told his backstory without involvement from him and he didnt know "who" and "what" his identity was to them.

So the video itself is more akin to capturing photos of Leonardo Dicaprio from 6 different movies.

Such a wonderful exploration of interpretations.! I'd love to be a part of a series in NYC.! :)

Interesting. I would have liked to have had a nice long look at all the photos instead of mere flashes of them. Was this a copyright issue or something or is this a part of a course and we're not supposed to see much of it here? Pretty disappointing if it isn't. Three minutes for an incredibly interesting idea. What's the rush?!?

brilliant and moving

I'm amazed at their ability to show what they had learned about him, his roles were really reflected well. I don't think I'd ever be able to do that.

I think the video biased us by telling us the different roles played by the person. Without knowing the roles, I would have thought that the final pictures were just 6 different pictures of the same person. Another issue with the process is that it involved deception -- there were a number of social science studies done in the past that are now considered unethical because they involved deception of the study subjects.

Yep. lesson reminded one more time!

WOW! This says a lot about how we see people with our naked eye every day. How many times have I been wrong judging others? This is the lesson.

I love it! This experiment is fantastic

what a lesson this was! I totally agree, it's what WE think we see, the photographers. Brilliant!

I really like this experiment ! ! ! The MUSIC, though being quite soft, is TOO LOUD. It made it tough for me to hear everything clearly, especially since English is not my first language. But a good «trick», anyway ! ! !

This is absolutely untrue. The producer of the clip LIED to the photographers. HE told to each one a diferent story, and each photographer tried (and, as very good professionals, SUCCEED) to extract out of the character his personality. So, in the clip, 6 photographers realised a portrait of 6 different men. The only conclusion is that it is easy to lie, and that has nothing to do with photography. Eric Vidal, retired REUTERS stringer based in Brussels, Belgium.

Great video!

gosh! This is hyperreal! I have never imagined or asked anyone who they were before taking their pictures, and never imagined that based on who they are, they should be photographed differently!

Poorly designed experiment. This doesn't prove what you say it proves, because you used too many variables. Woulda been better to have 6 photographers hear the SAME story for each of 6 different people, and see how their photographs differ across all the people. But I know designing good experiments to result in sound data is hard. Not Canon's wheelhouse.

Wow!!! I’m not surprised! I’m an artist, so I’m trying to say something with everything I do.

Eyes express everything!

Nice way to point out that we all have our biases. But is this news to anyone?

なるほどステレオタイプに近づける見えない力が働いているのは分かるけど、驚くほどのことではないね。あくまでこの人物の変様の範囲内でのことだろう。その範囲を超えた何かがカメラに映ってしまうなんてことはないのだし。