Advancements in Digital Imaging and Photographic Applications: A Focus on Human Emotion and Intent Driven Communication
Open Access
- Author:
- Frederick, Jason Michael
- Area of Honors:
- Security and Risk Analysis
- Degree:
- Bachelor of Science
- Document Type:
- Thesis
- Thesis Supervisors:
- James Z Wang, Thesis Supervisor
William Benjamin Gill, Thesis Honors Advisor - Keywords:
- photography
computer-human interaction
intentional communication
digital imaging - Abstract:
- Photography is an art form, as well as a means of communication. It is gaining in popularity as imaging tools are becoming more prevalent, affordable, and user friendly. At the same time that more individuals are expressing interest in photography, little is being done to help them develop an understanding of how photography can be used for effective communication. In this thesis, I propose a computerized system for providing individuals with feedback useful for improving their understanding of how to visually communicate using the photographic medium. In academia, an emerging area of interest amongst some researchers is human- emotion computability. Research in this area will pave the way for creating practical applications for teaching individuals how to communicate effectively through a photographic image. It will also provide a means for evaluating and offering feedback on the specific communicative effectiveness of images in near real time. Critical to developing such applications is the construction of a comprehensive dataset that can be used to train computers to provide relevant feedback. Led by James Z. Wang, Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University, researchers from the College of Information Sciences and Technology and the Psychology Department, are constructing a dataset with the goal of understanding the relationship between visual stimuli and human emotions. Amongst other uses, such a dataset is expected to provide valuable information for building learning applications aimed at helping individuals take photographs that communicate effectively.