Stitch adapter version 2: Week November 7th

This week I worked on a new version of the stitch adapter which will hopefully be the final version. This one will make it very easy to take lots of pictures with the camera because the digital camera is locked in place. This means that I can just put it on take the pictures and then remove it without having to fiddle around with it as much as I used to. This part will definitely add a bit of complexity to the camera itself and keep the box from being flatter but that's okay it will result in a better user experience.

This week I also wanted to document a bit about the process of picture-taking and how the project is affecting that.

The picture-making process that this camera forces the user into is closer to the classic large format process than a digital one. When using the camera it can't really be used handheld without the creation of some kind of different mount with a much lighter back. The stitch adapter also causes this because you need to take two pictures in succession without moving the camera too much. So much like large format photography, you are limited to a tripod or some kind of stand. The actual picture-taking is interesting because, without any way to hold the digital camera, you are forced to use higher shutter speeds which means you need more light causing you to use the 3d printed camera's lens wide open. This means you will mostly always have a shallow depth of field on anything that isn't further away than maybe 10 feet. This works as an advantage however because it's an extremely pleasing effect and is partially what this camera excels at. The picture-taking process also has some required post-processing. To get the image as close to what you saw in the acrylic as possible you have to first stitch the images together to get the full thing then you gotta use some light exposure editing to remove the hotspot in the center and brighten up the vignetting around the edges. Finally, you have your image! you can do any processing you want after this but I personally like to leave them how they are.

Along with this, I made a new sketch for the new stitch adapter which will be used as a graphic in my book.