Snapshots from a study of context photography

We developed context photography to provide an alternative photographic experience. Sensors gather real-time context information which visually affects a photograph as it is taken. In an exploratory study, we investigated how people would experience, use and understand a context camera and how it differs from regular digital photography. We here present an extract of the study, where one participant experienced context photography as being "more real" than post-hoc image manipulation and that it added a new dimension to picture taking. Keywords Context photography, everyday creativity, digital photography, user study, camera phones. ACM Classification Keywords H5.m. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI): Miscellaneous.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Lalya Gaye, Lars Erik Holmquist, Maria Håkansson, Sara Ljungblad
• Keywords: CHI 2006, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Context Photography, Participant Experienced Context, Real-time Context Information