Audiophotography: Bringing Photos to Life with Sounds

Dedication. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Audiophotos defined. Audiophotos as a new medium. Understanding audiophotography. A brief history of sound & image media. Sound memories and the phonograph. Sound and the printed image. Sound and the moving image. Lessons for audiophotography. Lessons for audiophoto content. Lessons for audiophoto technology.Domestic photography & the role of sound. The interpretation of images. The content and use of family albums. The therapeutic nature of photos. A new framework for domestic photography. The role of sound. Ambient photographs. Related work. The audiocamera trial. Audiophotos captured. Reactions to the audiocamera and audiophotos. Practice. Discussion. Musical Photographs. Related work. The audio annotation trial. Musical photos captured. Reactions. Practice. Discussion. Talking photographs. Related work. The audio annotation trial. Talking photos captured. Reactions. Practice. Discussion. Conversational photographs. Related work. The photo-talk study. Background features of photo-sharing conversations. The content and dynamics of photo-talk. Summary and findings on photo-talk. The storytelling photograph study. Storytelling photos captured. Reactions. Summary of findings on storytelling photographs. Discussion. Paper versus screen playback. Related work. Playback of ambient photographs. Results for playback of ambient photographs. Playback of musical and talking photographs. Results for playback of musical and talking photographs. Discussion. Conclusions. Lessons on photography. The role of sound in photography. Audiophoto content and technology. Photoware and new media design. The future of audiophotography. References. Glossary. Index.