Online Photography Portfolio

Online Photography Portfolio

1. Impacts of storing data in databases for individuals, organisations and governments

   • Social
   • Personal
   • Economic
     • Cost of datastorage

2. Scope of Problem

   • When using instagram to promote pictures, the user persona has less control, and instead has to rely on the scaffolding made by instagram

3. Success Criteria

   • User Interface Requirements
     • User interface aligns with user persona requirements
     • Uses Elements and Principles of Visual Communication to enhance its appeal to all users
     • A design that is considerate of Usability Principles
   • Meet all Coded Components & Data Requirements
     • Incorporate a login and signup feature that allows multiple users
     • User can enter details that are relevant into a HTML form
     • Store and display HTML form data in an external database
     • Store and display images
     • Edit and Delete records
     • Programmed components must differ from exemplar
   • User persona requirements
     • The website must have a system in place to access all their recently vied pictures
     • The website must have a system in place to update the library of collections and images without leaving the website
     • The website must have a system in place to allow users that login to review and rate the pictures on the website

4. Constraint and Limitations

   • Time
     • Only a 5 week period to develop the whole website and turn in the folio
     • Amount of time required to learn certain elements of Front-end Development and how it interacts with python and jinja templating
   • Experience
     • A Lack of experience in implementing javascript onto websites
     • Lack of experience when working with SQL, and how to implement it with flask

5. User Requirements

   • Requires that the website is able to upload images and create collections to share with other people and get feedback

6. System Requirements

   • Compatibility with certain web browsers
     • Safari most likely wont be compatibile as it is not a chromium based browser while may not be able to use newer CSS elements
     • Firefox may also not be able to use certain features of CSS
     • Chromium based browsers such as google chrome and edge are highly compatible with most features of CSS

7. Data that is required

   • User Database
     • Email
     • Username
     • Password
     • User ID
     • Recently Viewed
   • Picture Database
     • Catagory ID
     • Category Name
     • Thumbnail Picture
   • Collection Database
     • PIcture ID
     • Category ID
     • Picture Description
     • Overall Rating
     • File Location
   • Rating Database
     • Rating ID
     • Picture ID
     • User ID
     • Rating Value
   • Recently viewed Database
     • Picture ID
     • User ID