Digital Photos in the Home Study Paul Lapides October 22, 2008
Photography is mostly digital This changes how people Share Organize Store Photograph
Circa 1900 Back in the day…
These days…
Photo-sharing Practices 10 participants, ages 20 – 30 All computer literate Half used DSLR, half point-n-shoot Interviews in homes or University campus Two distinct practices of sharing Give and Take: A Study of Consumer Photo-Sharing Culture and Practice Andrew D. Miller, W. Keith Edwards
Taking Photos Take photos several times per year Goal was to share events Take photos twice a week Photo-strolls Goals were artistic or to improve their technique
Sharing Photos Print out photos for collocated sharing Share with close circle of family or friends Use Hardly ever print, use remote sharing Take photos for the intent of public sharing Use websites
Flickr
Blipfoto
PicasaWeb
Privacy Mother concerned about #4 Privacy of subjects in #5 Flickr has a ‘public’ feel to it
Organizating Photos Infrequent transfers, photos stay on camera No time for organizing Both use My Documents and Windows OS Transfer photos to computer right away Used tagging Both used chronology, year, month, day
Photoware Remote sharing Multi-use album creation Audio annotations Conversation recordings Requirements of Photoware David Frohlich, Allan Kuchinsky, Celine Pering, Abbe Don, Steven Ariss
Google Picasa Geared toward hobbyist Tagging, starring Non-destructive editing Seamless uploading and export Slideshows
Adobe Lightroom Geared towards professional workflow More advanced editing More flexible tagging, organization
Photography is mostly digital This changes how people Share Organize Store Photograph