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My inspiration came from a problem that I, and fellow amateur photographers have experienced while shooting. My experience with the problem created a desire to solve the issue. I had to identify some information about the problem first. I had to use some observational data to make inferences about what my final solution should look like. My observations consisted of identifying the biggest problems I saw during the lens changing process. After I did that I had some ideas for what I wanted my design to entail.
Throughout the process I also developed a lot of inspiration from Laurence Murphy and Megan Wimmer. They helped me develop my ideas and work to integrate all of the ideas I wanted to and also helped shift the perspective I had on some of the values I wanted to integrate. At first I wanted the product to be cheap and affordable but Laurence Murphy raised a very important question: Would you want a cheap product protecting your expensive camera equipment? After realizing that I would not want a cheap product to protect my expensive equipment, I proceed in the design process, eliminating the "affordability" value in my mind. |
I started by using a mind map to visualize the factors that would influence the design of my project. I identified the things that went into and also came from camera equipment. Some of the things I identified going into the idea of camera equipment was retail stores and suppliers. Suppliers being companies like Canon or Nikon and retail stores like B&H. The camera equipment can come straight from a supplier or come from a retailer. Photographers are the people using the equipment and the camera equipment can come with a warranty which can be provided by the retailer or the supplier.
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In the beginning stages of my design I had the idea to create a sleeve that went over the camera and the lens to protect the aperture and camera lens. I first thought about making a rigid foam sleeve but then moved onto the idea of an accordion like sleeve. After looking more into the sleeve idea, it became ineffective considering the multitudes of camera and camera lens sizes.
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I then decided to move onto an entire accessory itself and integrate the protective nature of lens changing into a camera bag itself. I wanted the bag to be quick to use and be able to serve multiple purposes like storage and weather protection. After I decided that I wanted the camera bag to be the idea I moved on with, I had to ideate some more specifics of the camera bag.
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I knew that my bag would have to have an entry point for the camera and lenses. I wanted the entry to be quick and not require any hassle. I decided that I wanted to integrate a magnetic clasp closure on the side of the bag. One that could break away to insert the camera and then close itself relatively easily afterwards.
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After combining all of these ideas and concepts, I had a camera bag that had storage functionality as well as effortless use. I decided on a sling shoulder camera bag that could be rotated from your back to your chest in order to change your lenses. The bag has storage compartments on the outside of the bag and the strap for other lenses, cleaners, SD cards, etc. The bag provides protection from the elements while changing lenses during a shoot.
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Similarities
- My inspiration piece and mine both use a sealed glove design - Both pieces use a box like shape - Both pieces include clear panels or areas to see what is being manipulated Differences - My inspiration piece uses a double door holding chamber and mine does not - My design uses a more flexible material than a rigid plastic - My design is portable whereas the inspiration is stationary' |