Chao News Client Reporter Yang Yunhan Have you ever heard of iris photos? Iris photography is a special kind of human body portrait. The photographer uses a macro lens to capture the texture of the iris of the human eye. In the past two months, many cities in the countr

Chao News Client Reporter Yang Yunhan

Have you ever heard of iris photos?

iris photo is a special kind of human body photo. The photographer uses a macro lens to capture the texture of the iris of the human eye.

has quietly emerged in many domestic cities in the past two months, attracting the attention of many young people.

In the past two days, some netizens reported to Chao News: There is now a small iris photo shop in Hangzhou. "It feels quite interesting, but I don't know if it is safe or not."

The reporter searched a review website and found a total of 5 Hangzhou 5 stores. At an iris photo shop, the single-lens photography group purchase prices listed online range from 70 to 168 yuan.

According to the addresses on the website, the reporter visited two iris photo shops.

Five iris photo shops have been opened in Hangzhou in the past two months

Some couples come here to take photos, as well as "shit-shoveling officers"

An iris photo shop in Xiaoshan is located in a serviced apartment in Qianjiang Century City, with the word "iris laboratory" hanging on the door " sign. The owner, Xiao Jiang, is born in 1995 and is a native of Hangzhou. He majored in photography. The store has only been open for more than 20 days and is already one of the earliest stores in Hangzhou. "There are now a total of five iris photo shops in Hangzhou, all of which have only opened in the past two months."

Xiao Jiang engaged in commercial photography after graduation, photographing car peripheral products. This year he switched to catering, but the business is not good. He was considering transitioning again, and happened to come across a short video introducing iris photos some time ago. "Iris photo shoots only started to become popular in China three months ago. There are only a few cities. I think it is very trendy and young people will like it. I also plan to open one in Hangzhou."

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After inspection and study, he joined I bought a new brand in Chengdu and rented a studio of dozens of square meters in Qianjiang Century City.

"I just opened my business in October this year, mainly relying on referrals from friends and online shout-outs." His first business, introduced by a friend, was for two border collies raised at home.

Xiao Jiang said that the store now does about 3-5 orders a day. The customers who come to the store include couples, a family of three, and "shit collectors" who come to take photos of their pets. Basically, they are all aged between Young people between 25-35 years old.

Xiao Xiao, a native of Shaanxi, is a post-00s generation. His photo shop is located in an office building by the West Lake. It takes ten minutes to walk to Longxiangqiao subway station. The store covers an area of ​​more than 100 square meters, with a reception room, a photography studio, and a room dedicated to taking photos and checking in for customers.

"I graduated from college two years ago and came across iris photography when I traveled to Europe. I actually wanted to do it at that time, but I felt that domestic recognition was not enough and the time was not very mature." After graduation, he worked as a freelancer in Shanghai for a period of time. The media came to Hangzhou to do e-commerce, and then went to Wuhan to develop.

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In August this year, he and his friends founded an iris photo brand in Wuhan.

"Iris photography is very popular in Wuhan. We can receive twenty or thirty customers a day, and we can't stop." With the successful experience in Wuhan, he has opened several branches in other cities. This small shop in Hangzhou has only been open for less than a week and is not well-known. There are only single digits of customers every day. Most of them are couples visiting the West Lake. "They all happened to be playing here and stopped by to take a look."

You can get the photo 40 minutes after taking the photo.

Doctors advise not to stare at the bright light

Xiao Jiang told reporters that taking iris photos is actually not complicated. The entire shooting process only takes a few seconds. The

shooting equipment is a bit like a tool used to test eyes during a physical examination. There is a frame to fix the chin and head, and there are two small lights around it to focus on the eyeballs. When shooting, you need to open your eyes wide and expose your pupils.

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After the shooting is completed, the pictures will be retouched later. You can choose to keep your truest pupil color, or you can add some color-adjusting effects to apply different colors to the pupils to make them look special.

“Generally, a single-eye photo takes thirty to forty minutes to retouch, and we will spray-paint it into a photo frame."Xiao Jiang said that different types of photos in the store have different charges. The cheapest one is a single person with a 6-inch crystal frame, which costs 99 yuan a piece. Double photos of couples and parents and children will be more expensive, costing more than 230 yuan, and pet photos Single-lens photos are the most expensive, costing 298 yuan per photo. “This is because taking photos of pets is more difficult and there are more uncontrollable factors during the shooting process. "

In Xiao Xiao's store, the charges will be relatively high, but he does not do pet iris photos, only singles and pairs. The photos taken can not only be made into photo frames, but also necklaces and rings.

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“If you choose to make necklaces and rings, they need to be customized and may take longer. Generally, we will mail them to customers later. "Xiao Xiao said.

So, will the process of photographing the iris cause harm to people's eyes?

Yu Pingping, director of the Ophthalmology Department of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that the principle of iris photography is to enlarge parts of the iris to show the subtle structure , in medicine It has been widely used and generally does not cause harm to the human eye. However, since the moment of shooting often requires strong light, if the light is too strong and the light can focus for a moment, it may still cause light damage to the retina. "It is recommended that when shooting. Keep your eyes away from bright light as much as possible, and don't look at the light source. It is also not recommended to shoot frequently. "

Han Wei, deputy director of the Eye Center of the Eye Center of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University, also said that if strong light is required for shooting, and the exposure time is long and repeated, it may cause damage to those with eye diseases. Therefore, it is not recommended to have an angle. Patients with eye diseases such as conjunctivitis and fundus lesions, or patients who have recently undergone eye surgery

Some people find it ritualistic.

I also have doubts: Is it safe?

On social networking sites, many netizens shared their experience of taking iris photos.

A girl from Wuhan said that she had seen iris photos on the Internet several times before and finally plucked up the courage to try taking them. I spent more than 100 yuan and waited for more than ten minutes to get my own iris photo.

“I never thought that there is a whole universe hidden deep in my eyes. "She feels that this kind of experience is very ritualistic.

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Mr. Zhang from Hangzhou also took a photo of his 2-year-old Doberman in October this year. "I have seen similar videos on the Internet before. , and then I searched and found that it was also available in Hangzhou, so I took my dog ​​there as a souvenir for my dog. "

" I sent the photos to my friends, and everyone was very interested and wanted to try it. "Mr. Zhang said that he plans to take his family to take photos together in the future.

Xiao Chen, who goes to school in Hangzhou, also thinks iris photos are very cool, but he will not experience it himself: "Spend 100 yuan to take a photo. Wouldn't it be a bit unnecessary? "

Some netizens also raised questions: Are iris photos safe? Will they leak privacy?

Xiao Xiao explained that iris recognition needs to pass live detection and capture eye movement trajectories for identification, while iris photos are static, and Artistic rendering will be performed in the later stage, and biometric identification cannot be achieved. “Iris portrait and iris recognition belong to two different fields. "

Xu Ming, a professor at the School of Cyber ​​Security of Hangzhou University of Dianzi Science and Technology, said that the texture characteristics of iris, like human fingerprints, contain a lot of unique personal information. Although iris portraits and iris biometric authentication are not complete in terms of hardware, software and technical principles The same, but it is not ruled out that criminals with ulterior motives may use iris photos and related technical means to crack the iris biometric authentication system. "Try not to display the iris photos in public as much as possible. "

Shao Bin, an expert at the Chao News "Journalist Gang" think tank, founding partner and honorary chief lawyer of Shanghai Bohe Hanshang (Hangzhou) Law Firm, said that if the iris portrait photos are purely used as works of art, they will not be recognized by the consumers themselves. Photographing with consent does not involve an invasion of privacy. However, if a business uses the film to obtain illegal benefits, it is suspected of infringing on citizens' personal information.

Shao Bin suggested that businesses and consumers should sign a contract before taking photos, which includes that only with the consent of the person being photographed can the business collect sensitive personal information such as irises to avoid subsequent disputes; and the business should promise not to use consumer information. Use for other purposes, otherwise legal liability will be pursued.

Xu Ming also said that emerging industries such as iris photography need to be regulated at the legal level. “New experiences are often accompanied by new risks. Only by allowing emerging things to operate within the legal framework can they develop healthily."