Fan Picture Detective Idea...

tom davies

Yes, tackling this this week :)

Is this still going on?

Oh crap you're right, I was so gonna make a picture for Tom and then I read your comment and remembered Germany is rather suboptimal :( I'll submit one once I'm back in Switzerland

in germany they drove through the big cities and then stopped after too much backlash (although we have a law to film everything that is viewable from the street)

rxuz

google abandoned?

This is an amazing idea I’ll defo submit a photo !

Jonas

I think it would be generally unwise to send photos of you near your home. Just take a vacation picture or of some place large enough so nobody can track you down.

Unfortunately, google abandoned my country and my hometown doesn't have streetview. I only have images with myself from holidays

That would be significantly easier!

I think it’s probably safest if they just sent their photo with the face blurred. After all the video would be more about the detective skills than the person so it wouldn’t hinder the quality.

I like it in theory but I would be careful how you go about it. If you have a face and pinpoint their location, someone could use that information to do the person harm if the photo was taken near where they live. Even worse if you give their name as well. I think you would want to consider some sort of liability release form, I believe there are "photo release form" templates online that you could use. I could easily imagine someone misunderstanding the consequences of allowing you to release this information about them and it coming back to bite you later. You want to trust that people aren't going to do bad things but you have to protect yourself and others just in case.

Nicholas Van Buer

Fans could also send you the photo location as a separate attachment that you would not open until you have tried your skill. Should we remove the exif data from our photos, or will you be on your honor not to look at it?

Great idea! But how will you know if you're right or not? Would I need to know the exact location the pic was taken?

Joseph B

Perhaps them holding up a piece of paper that says "GeoWizard", or something on it. (Obviously that means you can't use old photos - or maybe send a new photo of your face holding a bit of paper so it can be cross referenced)

Do you want us to be on the picture? I'd have trouble fitting both a proper glimpse of my surroundings and myself on a picture... I could even send you a panorama, but that would completely rule out me being in it 😄

Sebastian

Awesome idea! I'll figure out a way to make it doable but difficult for you

Sent! Let's go! Will upgrade tiers if you get it right. ;)

2 Videos in 30 minutes, your having a good day😄

Connor Wilkinson

This is a great idea. I’ll see how you do it in the first video then I’ll consider submitting my photo

Domain of Science

This is a cool idea. Just a suggestion, we could also send you a video instead of a photo where we film a 360 degree panorama so you have a little more info to go on. I've emailed you one as an example. Feel free to ignore it if it is a dumb idea.

Ethan Brier

This is gonna be awesome. I don't often take pictures of myself so I have basically none in the archives. I do, however, have a few photos that don't include me, but I think could make an interesting challenge. Do I have to be in the photo? It's no problem if I do.

I like it! How about calling it 'Place my Face' ?

Weston Titus

love this idea, cant wait to send my picture in

Cord M.

I really like the idea. However, it could be abused, and people could in theory send pictures of other people (edit: without their consent). I think the risk is a bit less on Patreon, but it's still a risk. So you might want to include some way to make sure the person sending in the picture is actually the person in the picture.

James Detmer

I think it's a great way to involve viewers in content! That said, you may have trouble with any photo I submit; I live in the middle of pretty much nowhere.

ZackC__

Challenge accepted (;

tom davies

hahaha he'll have a fit!

Stuart Gilbert

Time to do some detective work from Tom's videos, find his house, and submit a photo of a group of us standing outside it.

ZackC__

After the way Ludwig reacted to Tom hiding in a hedge in Norway, I can't wait to see the reactions to "I doxxed my fans and tried to find out exactly where they live and then shared it with the internet!" - just joking though, I think it's a class idea

William

Real OGs remember hometown roulette

Nathan Hayes

This is a great idea, can't wait to see if people send in some interesting new places!