Design

Data for the project will be collected by taking candid pictures of people talking to a stranger (the photographer) around different locations through the country. The pictures would all have to be of people facing forward, so that when the pictures are overlaid, a representative image of the people of the region as a whole would be created. The photo would also be taken in secret, so as to prevent the knowledge that they are being photographed change the people’s attitudes. I used feedback from my group to come up with controls for the project, which would allow for the data to be a more accurate reflection of each region that I represent. To create results that are more accurate and reflective of each region, follow-up questions such as whether the person is from around where the picture was taken and how long they have lived there would be asked after the picture was taken. The time each picture was taken, the conversation that was held, and the stranger each person had to talk to would all be consistent, so as to maintain control over the project.