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The Lollipod Is a Stand That Is Trying to Be More Than Just a Stand

Chris Gampat
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11/05/2013
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Last Updated on 11/05/2013 by Chris Gampat

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While the above title obviously has a case of Inception going on, a recent product called the Lollipod is looking to fill the void in your life by basically trying to nudge itself into many different situations. At its core, the Lollipod is basically a light stand/monopod. But the company is pitching it for, “selfies, travel, cinemagraphs, video blogging, low light photography, film making, time-lapse, strobists, landscape and stop motion photography, even video monitoring your baby or dog!” They’re stating that it can hold your phone, GoPro, etc.

Coming in at320 grams (inc. bag) and measuring 32 cm, they’re also really trying to push the portability factor. And if you don’t want to sit there holding it still during the windy seasons (like this year’s Fall in NYC) then you can use the little basket system that is placed near the bottom. This system essentially is a small hammock that lets you put stuff like rocks in there to act like a sandbag; sort of.

According to their page, the Lollipod will set you back around $55.66.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.