New statement

 It takes up to 20 minutes for your brain to recognize that you are full. In reality, most people take less time than that to consume their food. When I make decisions like this, I affect more than just my hunger.  I have taken these images instantaneously, just as my health decisions are made. A Droid 2 cellphone is used to document the foods I choose to eat, work environment, notes to self, calendar entries, evidence of the doctor visits, and the medications. All these components create a broader picture of a life, not just food. The accumulation of imagery shows the passage of time and the overwhelming process of the reoccurring components. In this wok I create an invitation into my world through a visual diary, in which the photographic documentation has become a coping mechanism to my monotonous health issues.

Angela Hall

April 11th: Artist Entry

 Damon Winter
Damon Winter Website

Damon Winter is a photographer for the New York Times. He specializes in documentary, editorial and portrait photography.

I found an online article from the nytimes website that James Estrin wrote about Damon Winter's current photography project. Winter is using his iphone to document the war in Afghanistan. He said it was easier to get images of the soliders because they were more comfortable with the camera phone than a large camera. I found it interesting about what the writer, James Estrin, wrote about the importance of the camera gear. He said, :The photographer takes the picture, not the equipment. Few people care what kind of typewriter Hemingway used."

  After working with my own project, I halfway agree with that statement. I think that some series it is very important. It brings a new level of skill to the work. I think it would be important to Winter's work to have it be recognized what type of camera is used, if it is not already.

According to the article, Winter used his iphone to take images of the firefights while his Canon was shooting video. There is a 10 second delay between images on an iPhone - which requires a lot of skill and good timing to produce images in those situations.  

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/finding-the-right-tool-to-tell-a-war-story/?ref=asia

April 7th: Idea Entry

http://www.nyip.com/ezine/digital/cellphonephotography.html

April 4th : Artist Entry

March 31st: Idea Entry

Idea research: 20min to realize your full relate to taking of the photograph

Statement minimized

A Droid 2 cellphone is used to document the foods I choose to eat, work, evidence of the doctor visits, and the medications.The images are taken instantaneously, just as my health decisions are made. The accumulation of imagery shows the passage of time and the overwhelming nature of the process of the reoccurring components. As I have created the invitation into my world through this visual diary, the documentation has become a coping mechanism to my monotonous health issues.