Reflection on Photogrammetry

Ezra
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:29:38 +0000
Week 5, modeling, pot, teaching museum

Our group chose to model a pot with swirls painted on it. It was different from viewing it in an exhibition because it was much more methodical and planned than recreational. When you are viewing it in a museum, no one puts thought into getting all the angles right. When you are modeling it by taking photos, you have to make sure no one’s in the background and that there isn’t too much lens flare. The process made us focus on details that we would have overlooked, like getting multiple angles of the small handles on the outside of the pot. Those handles were crucial to the overall render. There was another part of the pot that had three spurs jutting out, and the model turned out phenomenally, even though we didn’t get quite enough angles of it. The program composited it flawlessly.

Engaging with the pot truly allowed us to think about the artistic choices that we wanted to highlight with the model, especially capturing texture details due to the art on the upper half of the pot. We wanted to make sure that was easily visible, as it was the most prominent part of the artifact. This paint feature allowed us to think of the pot more artistically than scientifically, which helped us balance the process between technology and critical thinking.

Actively modeling the piece made me think about how we can engage the public and encourage them to use technology in ways like these and truly emphasize the importance of photos. All we did was take photos and we created a 3D model of this artifact complete with textures. Technology is powerful, and this project made me think about some of the ways we can engage the public through talks and live exhibitions of technology such as this.