In the book “Researching your own practice : The discipline of noticing” , John Mason analyses and categorizes the “noticing”. There are 3 stages of noticing: ordinary-noticing, marking and recording. He mentions that the majority of people ( including me) are making ordinary-noticing everyday which means we may distinguish some particular things from their surroundings. Besides, he also provides  useful exercises to help us master the art of noticing which is extremely important for media practitioners.

On the ground:

Mid-ground:

Back ground:

Up high:

Mason, J 2002, Researching your own practice : The discipline of noticing, London: Routledge Falmer, pp. 29-37