EXTRACTS FROM THE “AIS” GUIDE___________________________________________
General principles:
#1 Arbitrary images is a strategy designed with the intension of removing the photographers
creative influence and skills from the image making
#3 You shall not under any circumstances pursue any creative decision making. The resulting
imagery shall be a result of the photographers and the cameras mechanical behavior.
Specific rules / course of conduct/guidelines:
#1 The images will be a result of preset parameters such as distance/duration and time intervals.
You will make use of an alarm clock during the process.
x Choose a traveling distance/duration and direction of your preference.
x Set the alarm clock to ring on intervals of five to fifteen minutes. The intervals should be
the same throughout the whole trip.
x The distance and intervals should be planned so that the excursion will result in at least
10 images.
#3 The cameras course of conduct:
x The cameras settings (shutter, aperture, focus) shall be set to automatic. The focal length
should be predetermined.
x All settings shall be constant throughout the excursion.
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