In this chapter, we reflect on the making of a Day in the Life (DITL), that is,
the audio-visual methodologies used to examine resilience processes for youth in
transition in diverse contexts (Cameron, Theron, Tapanya, Li, Lau, Liebenberg &
Ungar, 2013). We explore the experience of capturing visual data in quasi-ecological
settings from the researcher's perspective. We give an account of how our training as
DITL researchers, the equipment we utilized, the social and physical environments in
which the filming occurred, decisions about sound, lighting and compositionality,
unanticipated ethical quandaries in the field, and participants' reactions to the camera,
all played essential roles in the visual data co-created with participants.
Keywords: Audio-visual Methods, Co-construction of Research Data, Ethics in
the Field, Practical and Technological Research Considerations, Qualitative
Research, Researcher Experience, Visual Data Analysis.
