Comments on “WhiteAlbum
Ryan Hoover@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
At first this sounds like such a step back. "Why would I want to take a photo I cannot immediately see and share?" But it does bring back the delayed gratification and mystery we used to experience when opening that envelope of developed photos. @gbeck419 - what's the backstory? How did you come up with this idea? Everyone else - also check out Flashgap See more
Greg Beck@gbeck419 · Founder, WhiteAlbum
@rrhoover The idea stems from exactly that: wanting to give people the excitement and anticipation of seeing their photos for the first time. When I was in Korea in 2013 I took hundreds of photos on my phone. Like any normal person, I found myself immediately and constantly looking through those photos. I realized that if I had a real film camera, every pho… See more
Akshay Patel@mrakshaypatel · Product Manager
@gbeck419 Just do a YouTube search for "blind boxes" and "blind bags" and you'll see there are A LOT of people who like to exp a physical/tangible surprise. ;) Millions of views? It's ridiculous.
Greg Beck@gbeck419 · Founder, WhiteAlbum
@mrakshaypatel I'm very nervous to search that, ha!
Akshay Patel@mrakshaypatel · Product Manager
@gbeck419 Ha! I thought that might sound wrong, but they are harmless toys. My kids found these videos after getting some of over the holidays.