ABSTRACT
Introduction Social research ers are often posi tioned as observ ers to events in communit ies and groups they are study ing. This observer role puts them in an excel lent posi tion to be photo graph ers as well, but then raises further ques tions about the extent to which one can take photo graphs and in what manner. In Chapter 3 we discussed the level of “intru sion” that carry ing certain cameras brings (and does not bring). In this chapter I am going to show how by using one’s role as a photo grapher with some
degree of tech nical repute, access to photo graph ing every day life becomes easier, more avail able and offers greater oppor tun it ies to create strong visual narrat ives. I will also show the differ ent tech niques one can use when photo graph ing consump tion, inter ac tion and nego ti ation – common elements of the every day life of our inform ants (Ingold 2000; Lefebvre 1991; Pink 2012a), regard less of culture or geograph ical location. In partic u lar, I will be break ing down the various tech niques used to develop a photo journ al istic aesthetic.
