Disney has joined a trend of prohibiting selfie sticks at its theme parks, citing safety and obstruction concerns. Other venues part of this growing prohibitory trend include the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, all 19 Smithsonian museums and galleries, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, Rome's Colosseum, Brazilian soccer stadiums, the Kentucky Derby, the Wimbledon tennis championships, and the Lollapalooza and Coachella music festivals, according to USA Today.
The Dangers of the Selfie Stick PSA
So if you're going to these venues, what are some alternatives to the selfie stick? Here are a few:
1. Podo Bluetooth Camera:
It's a small camera with a sticky backside that can be affixed to any object, and connected through bluetooth to your phone. Make a Photo Booth anywhere.
2. Moondog Labs Anamorphic Adapter Lens
This is a lens that connects to your camera to make your stick-less selfie include more people. It's small, portable, and easy to use. Included in this is the ability to make horizontal flares like those in Apocalypse Now. A much better alternative to the selfie stick: compact, less cumbersome, and won't get you kicked out of the theme park.
This is a great alternative to the selfie stick, though it's totally retro as to be almost antiquated: You can have a friend or someone else take a picture for you.
4. No selfies Pls: You know you can just enjoy the environment around you. Have you ever noticed that when you're taking selfies or even pictures in general, your experience is always mediated by a lens, and therefore obscuring your view of reality. Along with that is the overall pressure to get a good shot, better angle, proper lighting; and sometimes getting the right photo can compel you to act idiotic in public, like lying on your back under your child while he's eating an ice cream by a dino exhibit or other strange contortions. Relax, leave your phone in your pocket, and just enjoy.
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