In this tutorial digital imagery was dicussed in depth, and then we were expected to take our own photos to upload to our blog via a flickr account.
Digital imagery is becoming more high tec and up to date as we progress into the future. The hardwares that i am familar with and are able to store, transfer and manipulate digital imagery include laptops, ipods, cellphones, televisions and DVD's.I personally have all these and they are reasonably up to date so through my laptop i can use webcam to take photos and videos, my ipod can video, my cellphone can take photos and videos and have an automatic link that i can activiate to the printer and also my flickr account and throught the use of the television, DVD's can be watched with inages on them. Softwares that can be used can include facebook, used to display photos and videos, flickr which is a personal online account where you are able to share your photos with others, also digital imagery is useful when it comes to trademe (online trading website) as images are able to be uploaded so the consumers can visually see what they are buying. I have personally used all these sites and found that they benefit greatly from the use of digital imagery.
Examples of the use of digital imagery to provide information and recording include blogs, skype also websites like flickr.
Firstly blogs can provide information as they have pictures and movies that can deplict the point accross even stonger when a person can visually see. For example the Participation in Occupation One Course Blog 2011 is full of digital imagery and video that provide great amouts of information in OT - here is the link
Secondary skype is used in the way of digital imagery as it is used to contact other around the world and also used for online lectures, people also can attend online classes throught correspondance over the internet. So information can they be provided to people eihter one on one or in a group. Also skype have taken part in an skype laughter chain in which they are trying to get as many people in the world to upload a video clip of them laughing and are aiming to make the biggest laughing chain in the world. Here is a link if you wanted to check it out!
The third point i touched on was the website flickr. This is a website where you can upload your own personal photos and share them with all the other members on flickr or keep them privately stored. Here people are also able to use your photos for websites and blogs and u can then do the same. So you can demonstate to others what you are interested in by what photos you display and also recieve comments from others through the network. Again heres Link if you are interested.
" A New Technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature"
This statement, in relation to digital technology may be right, but also new technologies, as they adapt may be compensating for the trusty old features and modinising them into more reliable technologies.
If you were to arge the minuses of the more recent digital camera technologies in relation to the older cameras you could say that older type film based cameras you can keep the negatives so you can always have them printed off again and if kept in a safe place can store them forever. With new digial cameras the photos are usually stored on the computer or memory stick, both of these can malfunction reasonably easily from viruses and brakages. Also another minus may be that with digital cameras, with how instant the whole process is, you are unable to reminess and value the photos as much as you would if you took them, waited for them to be printed out, then reminessed the good times you may of had in them.
However pluses of using modern digital technology can be also the instantcy of it. You can take a photo, plug the camera to the printer, then automatically print it out. Also you are able to view the photo that you have taken instantly so can see what photos may be rubbish and what are good ones to keep. Modern digital cameras are can also store greater amounts of photos and also can be edited and trimmed to make them look even better. Another plus would be the rechargable batteries compared to the deposable ones that traditional camera use. Lastly, another plus would include the places that digital photos can be stored. This can include in the computer, memorystick, CD's and online sites like flickr and facebook.
So traditional cameras can be useful in some ones, but modern digital cameras, in my opinion, definitly outrule them!
Ethical issues- there are ethical issues that may come along with digital imagery. A few include people who may not want their photo taken or not giving permission. However this can be difficult out in the public because if they are out on the street they are able to have their photo taken, however in the home or in a private building, permission then has to be recieved to take the photo. Another ethical issue, that relates back to the otago campus, is that some buildings dont permit photos being taken in them like the library for example. So permission is always good to get, even in public buildings, as they may or may not feel comfortable with it.
Digital imagey is used in Occupational Therapy in the way of using it for a leisure activitiy for patients. Also can make activities like walking more pleasent and keep a record of their adventures. Heres a link for more information on this. Also in the use of assessments or assisstive technologies. For example picture boards to enable clients to identify actions or feelings thay may have. Also in one of my placements photos were used with one of the clients who had autism, in order to familiarise them with a new environement they were going to when they went on holiday before getting there.
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