Movement work diary

Description of the shoot:

For this shoot I focused on shooting movements made be people as I preferred these images. I did a lot of these images in the studio. I varied the shutter speed through out this shoot to get shots where you  could see different frames of an action in one picture. I also used a tripod in a lot of my images to ensure the camera was still so when I took the picture, the parts that weren't moving, would be clear and focused. I found my faveourite images were these ones with someone being still but doing one small action as that would be the form of movement in the picture. I also got some pictures were the person was moving her whole body and none of her was in focus. I think that gives a very different effect and also slightly distorts the form of the model. Another thing I tried was using a torch in the studio and turning the studio lights out to create a light path by moving the torch around. To do this efectivly I had a really slow shutter speed of about 4 seconds.

Image I liked:

SS 2.0   ISO 200   F/18

I liked how this image shows the movement of the hair, arms and her head. I particularly liked how we can slightly see her face where she was looking straight ahead at the ceiling but then we can also see her face where she moved to look at the camera. We can also see the movement of her hair where she has dropped it. I think how sharp her eyes look in this has a deep emotion to it and adds this emotion to the overall picture. The long exposure allowed this movement to be captures, in a way where we can see the different places where her hands, hair, and head have been.

Progression and image I disliked:

I didn't like this picture as the blur is to much and to overwhelming that there is no other substance in the picture as nothing can actually be seen in the picture. I think whilst this does show a movement as we can see the motion, it doesn't show what the movement is of and I think this makes quite a rigid and bland picture with no emotion or feeling to it. 

If I had a chance to re do this shoot, to improve it I would look more into movements of substances like cars and water and how wind moves through leaves and hair. I focused to much on movement of people and the capturing their actions to see the different frames.

Images from the internet:

I liked how this is quite a simple idea as it is just showing the movement ripples in water but when taken from this close up I think it makes a really interesting picture as we never normally see water like this for a very long time so to be able to see it in a picture means we can really see all the detailes that we would normally miss. I could easily re make a picture like this by dropping something small in water for example.

Progression:

If I could re do this shoot I would try and get more images like this as they show movement in urban everyday scenery and I did not get pictures like this. This is because movement in people, it is quite limited to how far I can take that. Also it is difficult to capture a good meaning with people.

Movement Definiton Post

Official definition:
An act of moving.

In relation to photography:
Photographs, by definition, capture and immortalize a small slice of life. There is little for the viewer to infer what happens before or after that moment. However, there are images that need to communicate motion. For example, you may want to capture a dog running, a train barreling down the tracks, or trees that are blowing in the wind. Each of these scenes can come alive within your photographs if you learn how to convey motion properly.

My interpretation:
I think that movement in photography is all about capturing a motion in one frame. I think one done correctly it can be quite an abstract and powerful idea. This is because the human eye doesn't see movement in a stand still like a picture does as it is one picture of multiple frames that capture one idea and movement.

Here are some examples of movement pictures:

Movement Straight Images

Movement contact sheet

Movement Image Bank

I liked this image because I liked how the bright red light path contrasts on the dark background. This creates a very distinct pattern. I also like the actual pattern the light creates because while it's quite simple, its not to basic and there's still some complexity about it and because the whole path is made up of smooth curves, it's quite easy to follow. 

I liked this image as the movement is not caused by the content of the image but the way in which the picture was taken as the photographer was clearly in fast motion while going through this tunnel then capturing a frame which distorts the view and focus of the picture creating this effect. I also like how this way of capturing creates alternating light tones along the tunnel and this creates a sense of direction and depth in the image, almost like we are in the tunnel and following this path just by looking at the photo.

I like in this image how we can see that the girl is turning and her skirt is moving as she turns around and is moving in that circular motion around her. I like how the floor also seems to be travelling in this circular direction along with the skirt. I also like how the depth of the photo allows the focus to be on the girls face which has a nice effect as she is the center of the outward movement in a circular motion.

I really liked this image as its all in focus besides the hand which is strumming the guitar. I like how this captures the real life essence of playing the guitar as that would be the hand that moves while playing. I also like the preciseness of the shot as the rest of the image is in a really steady frame and it's just the hand that shows the movement in the picture.

I liked how this picture has captured a very precise moment in time where the bird is flying up causing the water to splash up. I think how the water is splashed up around the bird really shows a movement as due to gravity, water couldn't stand and stay like that therefore this picture shows the water in way we wouldn't normally see it very a long enough period of time.