Hello,
As a disclaimer, I dont have any photography experience and so please excuse any ignorant questions.
I am a PhD student researching in Africa and Im investigating a project that would require the use of 35 mm cameras. The camera users would be inexperienced (perhaps never used/seen a camera). There are two goals to the project; to encourage communication and interaction in the community and to have a database of images. Thus, Im not expecting or looking for professional photographs, but for images that tell a story from the photographers (community members) perspective. Of course, I still want the photographs to be of a good quality with the option of printing them for display.
I need guidance for the following questions:
Would disposable cameras be sufficient for this project?
If not, which camera should I look into purchasing? I will be needing as many as a dozen or more and price is an issue.
Is there a site that sells cameras like these at a discount rate for bulk purchases?
Any other guidance, experience, etc. is more than welcome. Thanks!
As a disclaimer, I dont have any photography experience and so please excuse any ignorant questions.
I am a PhD student researching in Africa and Im investigating a project that would require the use of 35 mm cameras. The camera users would be inexperienced (perhaps never used/seen a camera). There are two goals to the project; to encourage communication and interaction in the community and to have a database of images. Thus, Im not expecting or looking for professional photographs, but for images that tell a story from the photographers (community members) perspective. Of course, I still want the photographs to be of a good quality with the option of printing them for display.
I need guidance for the following questions:
Would disposable cameras be sufficient for this project?
If not, which camera should I look into purchasing? I will be needing as many as a dozen or more and price is an issue.
Is there a site that sells cameras like these at a discount rate for bulk purchases?
Any other guidance, experience, etc. is more than welcome. Thanks!