He once told photographers he could not understand why they needed 45 minutes when the camera shutter would click in a 100th of a second.

You can slide off the base to replace it with a camera shutter unit with a big battery inside.

The walls are full of flashbulb moments, faces and bodies that stand still barely long enough to submit to the camera shutter, let alone the artist's brush.

The rules on copyright are, on the surface, simple: if you click the camera shutter you own the copyright and have control over the use of the pictures.

This stuff might be sparkly — might even be gorgeous — but it can be a disappointment once the camera shutter closes and the act of eating begins.