The effect: The magician presents a deck of cards and states that he wants the spectator to pic a card, but first he wants to take a photo. The magician selects a card himself, keeping the back to the spectator, and holds it up to take a photo. The magician uses his iPhone to take a photo of the card with the spectator in the background. He then places his phone on the the table saying “we will look at that later.” The magician then asks the spectator to choose a card (free choice) and goes on to perform a card routine of his choice with the selected card. At the end, almost as an afterthought, the magician says “oh let me show you that photo I took earlier...” He then picks up his phone and opens his camera roll. The photo the magician took, with the spectator clearly in the background, is of the selected card!

The effect: The magician hands a deck of cards to the spectator, invites them to cut the deck, then instructs them to deal the cards down on the table face up. The spectator can stop anytime and even change their mind if they wish. Once the spectator is happy with their selection, the magician reaches into his pocket, pulls out his iPhone, and turns it on. “That’s funny that you stopped on that card, because earlier tonight I took a photo...” The magician then clearly opens the iPhone’s photo album and scrolls to the last photo added to the album. The magician taps on the thumbnail, and the enlarged photo shows the magician holding up the chosen card.

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