Anonymous - 4 days ago 
Objective

Add a new shooting mode to Open Camera called “Art Photo”.

This mode is intended for photographing paintings, artworks, exhibits,
or displayed objects while including their associated information plaque
in the same final image.

The goal is to avoid having two separate files:

  • one photo of the artwork;
  • one photo of the information plaque.

The result should be a single image containing both.

General Principle

The feature works with two successive photographs.

  1. Photograph the artwork

The user selects:

Photo Mode → Art Photo

The artwork is photographed normally and kept as the main image.

  2. Position the plaque

The application displays the artwork photo and lets the user define
where the plaque will be placed.

The area should ideally be:

  • movable;
  • resizable;
  • placeable in any corner;
  • usable in portrait or landscape orientation.

The user chooses the position that interferes least with the artwork.

  3. Photograph the plaque

The user photographs the information plaque.

A framing guide corresponding to the selected area can be displayed to
help obtain the correct size and orientation.

The system must not assume that the artwork and plaque have the same
orientation.

Final Composition

After the second photograph, the application automatically creates a
composite image.

  Plaque in a corner

The plaque is inserted into the selected corner while remaining large
enough for its text to be readable.

|┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ ARTWORK │ │ │ │ │ │
┌────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ PLAQUE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────────┘ │
└──────────────────────────────────┘|

The plaque can also be placed below the artwork:

|┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ ARTWORK │ │ │
└──────────────────────────────┘ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │
INFORMATION PLAQUE │ └──────────────────────────────┘ |

This allows the plaque to remain larger and easier to read.

The same principle could later support:

  • above;
  • left;
  • right.
Original Photos

The two original photographs should ideally be preserved:

  • original artwork photo;
  • original plaque photo.

The composite image becomes a third file.

An option could allow the user to choose between:

  • Keep final image only
  • Keep originals + final image

Originals should never be deleted without explicit user permission.

User Interface

The mode should remain simple:

|ART PHOTO 1. Photograph the artwork ↓ 2. Position the plaque ↓ 3.
Photograph the plaque ↓ 4. Choose the composition ↓ 5. Save |

The user should be able to:

  • retake the artwork photo;
  • retake only the plaque photo;
  • change the plaque position;
  • switch between corner and below;
  • cancel the process completely.

There should be no need to restart the entire process when only one
photo needs to be retaken.

Future Extensions
  • multiple plaques;
  • plaque on any side;
  • manual cropping;
  • manual rotation.
 
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