Image Bank

https://liamlynchphoto.wordpress.com
https://charlottewebber.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/the-5-senses-touch/

I think these images are very effective in conveying the sensory experience of touch. They are tightly cropped and just focus on the person's hands and so direct attention on the sensations being experienced there. They show the heat of the sun shining through a window and warming the hands of the person who has spread out their hands to enjoy this experience. The other image captures a child placing the palms of their hands onto a large sheet of frosted glass, in order to experience the rippled texture in the glass. The effectiveness of these images encourages me to use close up images of the part of the body that is experiencing the sensation, such as hands, nose, ears, eyes and mouth to highlight the experiences being portrayed in my images.



http://ramproductionsla.com/spaghetti-sensory/
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/pair-of-worn-out-leather-work-gloves-donald-erickson.html

This baby is having a great time exploring the squishy texture of cooked spaghetti as it slides through her fingers. When we are born we start from a blank canvas of sensations and it is only through exploring that we learn and experience how different substances feel. It is the memories that we create and remember that allow us to imagine how images of other materials we see later on will feel like. I will use carefully selected props that have familiar textures or sensation of touch (hot/cold/pain) to convey to the viewer what the hands are experiencing.

When I look at these gloves that are worn out with use I can imagine the many hours of handling rough materials they have done. They have protected the owner's hands from the rough texture of all sorts of materials such as bricks and branches. The gloves material has been slowly worn away by the friction and damage from these rough materials. Even though the sensation of the experience is not being shown here in this image, the worn gloves convey through our imagination what the hands have experienced. Certain props will have connotations associated with them, for example, if we see someone using a white stick we know that they are visually impaired. I will select props to use that reveal details about the person and their experiences that would not be clear otherwise.




https://www.dandad.org/en/d-ad-next-photographer-tips-super-sensory-images/
https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/no-bake-triple-decker-peanut-butter-smores-bars/


This macro image of an eye is absolutely captivating and captures the beauty and intricacy of our eyes and our sight. It makes me think of how it is not just our eyes that are beautiful but also our ability to perceive beauty through them and opens up the world for us to explore. I will use the technique of macro photography in my project to create such intricately detailed images of the eye, not just human eyes but also of other animals such as geckos, snakes, rabbits, donkeys etc to highlight the different sensory experiences they have with their sight.

The taste of food is something that can be visually conveyed as the sight of looking at delicious food will create the anticipation of its taste. Therefore I will research how to effectively present food visually so that it looks appealing and delicious to eat. This image of warm marshmallows and chocolate makes my mouth water with the anticipation of how they will taste and how their soft texture will feel when I bite into them.



http://brightonlibrary.info/2017/04/06/hide-and-seek/

The image showing a child covering her eyes as she plays hide and seek reminds me of how some people are visually impaired and cannot just remove their hands from their eyes to see again. I will capture images depicting the sensory experiences of visually impaired people and the tools they use to allow them to experience the world in a different way, such as through braille writing and by using a white stick to detect objects in their path.



https://www.dornbracht.com/en-ae/products/bath-and-spa/private-spa---transforming-water/luxury-shower-sensory-sky/

https://www.theexperience.org.uk/about-us/sensory-room/

The freeze frame image of water spraying down onto the person having a shower evokes memories of how refreshing it feels to have warm water spraying onto your face under the shower and how invigorating this feels. By capturing images with perceived motion in them this will better convey the sensations being experienced to the viewer. I will, therefore, endeavour to include motion in some of my images to make them more effective at conveying the experience.




https://www.farmfowl.com/guide/chickens-like-eat/
http://children-learningreading.info/kwrcinfo-chicken-teeth.htm
http://www.children-learningreading.info/kwrcinfo-chicken-mouth.htm

Hens have very little ability to detect differences in things they taste because they have less than 100 taste buds. This means their ability to taste is very bland and they are not fussy eaters. This will be a difficult thing to convey visually, I could perhaps use black and white in my image to convey this. There are a number of unusual animal sensory experiences that I could choose to capture in my project and I will have to carefully research information about them before deciding upon which ones to select for my project. A number of these are illustrated below.





http://www.oaklandzoo.org/animal/ball-python
https://sites.google.com/a/mitacademy.org/evolution-and-natural-selections/field-data-and-results
http://www.keepingexoticpets.com/ball-python-heaters-heating/
http://animalia-life.club/other/ball-python-face-close-up.html


I am fascinated by reptiles and therefore knowledgeable about them and when I look at these images of a ball python I think they illustrate the way snakes can sense the world. The close-up images focus on the line of small pits just above the snake's mouth, which are called sense pits and this is where a snake detects heat. These pits allow them to see in infrared by physically detecting the heat radiating off other animals. As snakes have very poor eyesight it is this sensory experience that enables them to strike their prey accurately. This ability is perhaps not generally known so I think viewers will be interested to see how snakes experience the world and see how the world can be experienced differently by certain creatures with extreme abilities.






http://www.catsexclusive.com/blog/what-is-whisker-stress
https://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/the-science-behind-your-cats-most-adorable-features
http://agingfree.org/en-us/news/ArticleID/483/Mouse-teeth-providing-new-insights-into-tissue-regeneratio


These close up images of whiskers on animals such as cats and rodents capture how the many sensitive whisker hairs protrude from the animals face allowing it to touch and explore the environment by physically sensing and feeling what is around them. This helps them determine things such as whether a tunnel entrance is wide enough for their bodies to fit into. By using close-cropped images I can better convey to the viewer how the experience of having whiskers will feel. In these images, you feel as if you can reach out and touch them, the close-up images make them feel more intimate and personal.






http://canacopegdl.com/keyword/macro-wallpapers-full-hd.html
https://www.somepets.com/25-amazing-chameleon-pictures/
https://wallpapercave.com/chameleon-wallpaper
http://www.thepinsta.com/chameleon-crazy-eyes_LroJ5Bm44x4AoBgXPn3jnmkuPLyRxaCHIuFwySW8MDI/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/472666923372946436/

The first and last images illustrate the unique visual experience a chameleon has. It can move its eyes independently in different directions, and this allows it to view two different scenes at the same time. This helps the chameleon to hunt for prey at the same time as keeping an eye out for predators that could harm it. When I look at the image my attention is immediately drawn to the differences in where the eyes are focused, one can be watching something from the side or above it while the other is watching the sky, or directly ahead. It is quite amazing to think of the way it can see the world and it would be fantastic to experience the world in this way. I would love to capture images of a chameleon's eyes in my project but will have to find an owner that is willing to let me photograph their pet.





https://www.myeyedr.com/blog/eye-care/three-tips-to-improve-your-child%E2%80%99s-eye-health
https://www.123rf.com/stock-photo/eye_exam.html?sti=mcrfs0w1tme4xibo96|&mediapopup=25122676
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/typical-opticians-eye-test-chart-over-784634263
http://pisacanoeye.com/diabetes-vision-diabetic-retinopathy-diabetic-macular-edema/

I am short sighted so without my spectacles my distance vision is blurred. I, therefore, need to wear glasses to correct this and right my sensory experience. These images remind me of when I visit the opticians and how the charts would look with and without wearing my spectacles. I think this would be an effective way to convey the experience of being short-sighted to viewers in an image. I will create a composite image using both a blurred and sharply in focus landscape scene and use the frame from my spectacles to illustrate how they change how I perceive the world.






https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2645

This close-up image shows an eye that has a cataract in it that is impairing the woman's sight, this is shown as the clouding or loss of transparency of the lens of the eye due to tissue breakdown or protein aggregation. When I look at this image and see the clouded lens causing the obstruction I can perceive how her vision will be impaired and how her sensory experience will be diminished as she looks through the cataract. This is something I have seen in my 12-year-old Cocker Spaniel dog's eyes as he also has cataracts. By capturing close up images of my dog's eyes I can convey how cataracts affect vision.





http://thescienceexplorer.com/nature/why-do-snakes-have-forked-tongues
http://www.asergeev.com/pictures/archives/compress/2012/1073/16.htm
http://snakes-2013.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/snakes-tongue.html

In these images, the snake is flicking its forked tongue out to taste its environment. Its tongue has no receptors on it but it transfers the chemicals into its mouth to receptors located there. The two forks on the tongue deposit into different regions in the mouth and this allows the snake to create a gradient of smell to allow it to follow the scent of prey from the trails they leave behind. This is an amazing way to experience the world by tasting the air and ground and the images capture this in action, with the snake's tongue flicking up and down.  I particularly like the way the last image uses a narrow depth of field to focus attention on the snake's tongue by blurring other parts of the frame, and this is a technique I plan on using to focus attention to where I want it to be in my images.