2.2 Sampling with Cameras

capturing trigger moments

The world is a rich environment – full of factors that you interact with on a daily basis. Some of these may inspire you. Some of these may irritate you. Either way, this is useful information that can feed into current and future design ideas. We’ve already shown you how a quick scribble sketch is one way for you to capture your impressions of things that spark design thoughts. Another method is by sampling with cameras, where you can capture these moments with a quick picture or two or even as a video. And you can be spontaneous about it if you keep your camera handy with you.

Materials

• a digital camera of any kind

Sampling the real world is all about becoming a hunter and gatherer. ...

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