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My Work - Birmingham

20/5/2017

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My Work - QR Codes

7/5/2017

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I had an idea of using QR Codes to link viewers from my images to the several audio readings I have got for them.  At first I thought about trying to create augmented reality images, which is where you scan a photo with a special but free to download app, and the photo comes to life with a video.  But when I looked into it, it was too expensive and non practical.  So I thought I would do it with QR Codes instead.
QR or Quick Response Codes are a type of two-dimensional barcode that can be read using smartphones and dedicated QR reading devices, that link directly to text, emails, websites, phone numbers and more.

The Sukiennice Museum in Poland provides a deeper level of visitor interactivity to their museum by adding QR codes to their displays. Many museums have struggled with methods of bringing their art to life, especially in an increasingly technological world. By scanning QR codes, visitors are able to learn more about the history of a piece. Interactivity is an excellent way to broaden the museum experience.
I hope that by adding an audio element to my work, I can stimulate more of the viewers senses and invoke stronger reactions from them.  I am also inviting the new viewer to leave their thoughts or comments on the project.
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My Work - Bristol

6/5/2017

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My Work - Bournemouth

15/4/2017

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On a recent trip to Bournemouth, I took the opportunity to get some more images, however they have a completely different feel to them than the street images I have been taking, so I will try a couple of hem in the final edit to see how they work.
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Film Camera Street Pics - my negatives

23/3/2017

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I thought I would have a go at taking some photos with the 35mm.  I went to a retail park in Cheltenham and shot sitting in my car.  I am not happy with the outcome - these have a different look and feel to the rest of my project, possibly more suited to the enquiry of the last module.  I wont be trying this again.  This exercise has firmed up my view that I will stick with the DSLR.
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DSLR Pics from London

4/3/2017

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These images have been taken alongside the iPhone set below.  I used the covert technique of hiding my shutter release cable down my sleeve and pressing it discreetly with my hand in my pocket.

Things I learnt today:
1.   People in London don't really care - even if you are really obviously taking their photo.  This meant that on occasion I was able to handhold the camera and structure my shots more directly.  
2.  By rigging up the camera strap to the correct length, I could use my upper body as a good stabiliser and angle the shots to the best viewpoint.
3.    I have a habit of inadvertently looking directly at the people I am shooting which makes them
​a. think I am weird and b. wonder what I am up too. (STOP LOOKING AT THEM!!!)
4.    Because of how I balance the camera on my chest, every time I take a shot - apparently I swing my whole upper body around and look weird....
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Iphone Pics London

3/3/2017

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So today we went to London to try and give the iPhone method a second chance.  This time I rigged myself up a little more covertly by using my headphones as a shutter release and hiding the wire down my sleeve so that it wasnt obvious what I was doing.  I felt this time that I had been a little more successful, but by contrast, I had also taken a vast amount of images more than the previous attempt.  I still found that I needed to be closer to my subject and also it worked better if i stopped walking and just stood more stationery.
All in all though, I am realising that I do prefer the DSLR for the ease in which it captures the image and the quality it renders over the iPhone technology.  I will try shooting with 35mm film to see how that works.  But I am more and more feeling like I will revert back to the DSLR so that the images are better and focus more on the recorded readings as they are closer to what I am looking to achieve than the outcome of pursuing the aesthetic of different technology.
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My 3 Year old son Harry Reading Photo's - First Attempt

24/2/2017

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Using my phone, I recording my son Harry, aged 3 talking about this image. I had to prompt him a bit, but I was quite pleased with the outcome.  I thought his reading was quite funny and an interesting insight.  

Doing this has made me realise that if I could get a few people to do this, I would be able to get some really interesting and varied opinions about the same image - I think this might work for me in terms of what I am looking for this project to fulfil.  
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Iphone Photos - First attempt

21/2/2017

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I found myself in Birmingham New Street train station today, so I thought I would have a go at taking photos with my iPhone.  What I found was that you had to be really close to people in order to get a good exposure as the shutter speed and focal length can't cope with moving people.  I did get some interesting shots, but overall I was disappointed with the results.  The clarity isn't there and there is too much motion blur.  I couldn't find a way to manually manipulate the iPhone camera settings.
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