November | 2018 | Chaos and Colour

For Altered Perception, I chose to do it on Autism Spectrum Disorder. It is a neurological/developmental disorder. It can be detected at an early age and once detected there are treatments that are provided to help them get better. Although there is no cure for this disorder. Different people on this spectrum can be affected differently by this disorder. Some on the spectrum can be high functioning individuals while it may not be the same for others. They might be very good at one thing but may not know how to socialize or communicate which can hinder their development.

One of the biggest things I have understood about it is that they sometimes experience sensory overload, where they receive more information compared to other humans but their brain cannot process everything.

In this photo series, the fairy lights is used to show the feeling of sensory overload, and you will see it as the images progress.

Calm before the Storm

ISO: 100
Aperture: f/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/15
Location: Lauterbur Hall

Go Away!

Frustrated

ISO: 100
Shutter Speed: 1/4
Aperture: f/3.5
Location: Lauterbur Hall

Keep Quiet, please!

ISO: 100
Shutter Speed: 1/3
Aperture: f/3.5
Location: Lauterbur Hall

Cocoon

ISO: 100
Shutter Speed: 1/4
Aperture: f/3.5
Location: Lauterbur Hall

For my narrative, I chose a simple topic but also something that I really enjoy. I drink coffee almost every day and most of my friends also enjoy drinking coffee. I think it is one of the best ways to hang out and catch up with people.

So I decided for this project to ask another friend who loves coffee very much if she would like to help with this project. So I went over to her place and these photos are the result of that.