The Audience

Educated audiences would be more likely to come to the exhibitions, because they like exhibitions in general. Also, more intellectual people that are interested in art. Visitors, especially those who don't have a lot of time, tend to avoid exhibitions based on generalized perceptions. They expect it to be in a technologically advanced place.They expect it to be of a high standard and to be well presented and hung. I think they would have expected window mounting instead of foam board as it is more traditional. The type of experience that a visitor reports depends on the individual.  But I'd hope that they'd be impressed byt the work and the exhibition overall. I hope it would be a good experiance and encorage people to go to more exhibitions. The whole exhibition is trying to show how technology is all around us. My piece is showing how people are connected to technology and how they can be hooked and dependant on technology.

Changing the Final Photo

Before I printed the image, I printed the photo on a 7x5 to see how the photo would come out. The pixelation didn't look as good as I thought it would and I thought it would be a good i'd to change it. After talking with the tutors, I thought it would be a good idea to see what the photo would look like with just noise and a good quality. I took the original and added 60% noise. This took away from some of the quality, so I increase the vibrance by 100%. This also made the Noise stand out more.

Making a layout

Depending on the amount of photos you have, you need different layouts.
For using just one photo, it is best to centre it.

To make the layout, open a new canvas (if you are making this from the canvas, make the new canvas 700mm x700mm)
Drag the photo across to the new canvas.
View > Show > Grid. Make sure it is on Snap to Grid.
Make the photo even on both sides and take the grid off.

Sizing the image for print

- Go to New > International Paper > A2 (594mm x 420mm).

- Go to the photo.
- Click on Image > Image size.
- Click off Resample image. Make the image the same width as the measurement from the canvas (594mm)
- Check the image resolution. Click Resample Image. If the number is a decimal, round it to the nearest whole number (going down).

- Go back to the canvas.
- Go to Image > Image size. Change the resolution so it is the same resolution as the photo.

- Drag the photo to the canvas. You may need to drag the image to the edge if it doesn't fill the canvas.

If you want a border:
View > Show > Grid
View > Snap to > Grid
Edit > Transform > Scale
Shrink the photo down so it has an even border.

Experiment with noise

The noise has been changed by 5% each time, from 5% - 30 %
I think between under 15% is the right amount of noise, as past that the image gets impared.

Final Image

I think this is one of the better photos, as the compasition adds emphasis to it, and how she's is stood facing away from the camera suggests she is 'faceless' and that she has no identity. Also, the way she is stood and the tonal range as it goes into shadow. The way it is pixalated almost looks like the wires are going into her spine. I also think adding noise was interesting, because on first impressions the photo looks bad quality, but after looking at it, you can tell it's intentional.

I got positive feedback from the initial ideas and photos and the feedback I got helped me decide between putting the image in black and white or adding noise.

I wanted to show a link between people and technology with covering a person in wires, and how people are dependent on technology. I didn't show the face, as then it could represent any generic person.

I think this is a strong image, so i would use this on A2 on it's own. The photo is 30 p/i since it's going to be blown up large. The noise is Uniform 10%.

Final Selections

- Crop
- Change Image size to 20 p/i
- Add Noise (Uniform 7%)

Editing

The first photo is changing the image size then adding noise (uniform 7%). The second photo is adding noise (uniform 50%) then changing the image size.  The second one loses some of the colour, but looks more metallic. I think the first one is better as it looks like a cracking TV.

Final image editing

- Crop so the photo has a consistant background and has good compasition
- Add Noise (this photo is Uniform 50%)
- Change the resolution to so it pixalates (this photo is 20p/i)

Test Shots

The final photo would be of the face and neck or the back, but it would be difficult to demonstrate on myself, so i chose to show on the hand.
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 I drew out the basics of the bones in the hand. This represents the link between people in technology. I was going to do veins, but bones seemed more of an interesting choice.

I wrapped wires around the arm to show that people surround themselves with technology and have a dependancy on it.

For the final result, I cropped it so it was more focused on the arm, and pixelated it by reducing resolution and lowering the quality it was saved at. I also added noise, to make it look like an old crackling TV.
I like the final result and will apply it to the final idea. I would improve the final idea by adding more detail to the silver bones. I will also improve the compisition by putting if off centre and also using photshop adds another digital aspect to it. I have a clear idea of what the subject matter is for my final photos, but I will still have to experiment with body movements and stances.

Link to Final Idea 

Article on Digital Planet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/digitalp


The podcast was about the Internet getting shut down in Libya, as Gadaffi is the only Internet service provider and it stops the people of Libya form accessing news in the outside world and keeping the world updated. It was also about the Ipad 2, and how the upgrade has been released a couple of weeks after the Ipad, so they make more money. It also covered digital radio stations, and how the are loosing listeners because people can customise their play list to their personal tastes online.

Timeline

Link to timeline


1973 - First mobile phone call
1973 - Martin Cooper - inventor of the first portable handset and the first person to make a call on a portable cell phone in April 1973.


I think this was significant since mobile phones are used more now that house phones, and there has been so much development in mobile phone technology, such as touch screen, apps and using the Internet.


1957 - Internet was invented as part of a space program.


I think the invention of the Internet was significant as it lead to the development of being used on home computers and people being able to access information quickly from all over the world.


1990 Photoshop


This lead to new types of graphic design and photography.

Idea

My final idea is to cover a person in wires, and paint silver arilic paint were their veins are. This would show a link between people and technology. Also, it could represent how people are dependent on the technology they have. I would either show the neck and torso, or the back. The face of the modle would not be in the photo, as it could represent everyone.
I would also pixelate the photo as a whole so it puts more emphasis on technology, and it would also make the veins look more bonded into the skin. It would also make the photo look different for the different distances away you stand. If I had not done te research on pixelation, I would not have thought to use pixelate the image.

To make the photo stand out, I would give it a black or white background, I would have to experiment to see which one works the best. 

Rachael L. Moore

I want to do something along the lines of this, showing the closer and closer link between people and technology.

I think it would be better to do a nude and draw on the veins in silver acrylic paint, but I doubt I could find a model to do that.

http://www.virtualrevolution.net/Portfolio/wire_nude.html

Exhibition space

http://electric-works.net/conferencing

The exhibition would be held on a long glass wall around a conference room. The theme - my digital world fits in with the space as the building is digitally advanced.

Questions

Is there any research that surprised you? Why?
None of my research surprised me, as I am already used to all the technology involved in the research and I can predict what will happen.

What is the most appealing area of my digital world? How might you take this into investigation?

The most appealing area so far is exploring how photos pixelate and the effect it has on the photograph. I could explore this by taking lots of different photos and see what they look like when they are pixelated.

What might you take photos of? How would you do this?
I want to take photos of people or body parts covered in wires and pixelate them, representing how the digital age has effected people and how people are seen. The wires would represent veins, and people can be dependent on technology and can't function without it.

Pixelation

1) Image resolution 6 pixels/inch

2) Saved on low resolution, then cropped and saved again

















Inspired by Thomas Ruff and Josef Schulz

They both attended the Dusseldorf Academy of Art, taught by Bernd Becher
Joself Schulz studied from 1993 - 1999, Thomas Ruff from 1977 - 1985
They both manipulate the photos they take, Schulz uses photoshop to take out parts of the photo, and Ruff used pixelation so the pixels were visable.

Websites

This is a short list of some of the websites I use. 3 of them are social networking sites, and it shows how many different ways there are of communication over the Internet.

Exploring pixels - Camera Phone

The camera phone has 3.2 megapixels so the quality isn't as good as the digital camera. It also takes less to pixelate it.

Exploring pixels - Digital Camera

The digital camera has a high resolution, so it takes more zooming in to see the pixels.

Digital Media

The left is a digital camera, the right is a 3.2mp camera phone. The camera phone's colours aren't as good, and there is more glare. You can see the difference in the quality, but they are both clear and useable.

The right one has more shadows as the lens hasn't captured as much light as the digital camera. The colours also look darker and the metal looks brassier. They are clear but the digital image from the camera is clearer.