Work Diary&Progression-Motion

Evaluation:

During today's lesson we were given the task to photograph motion, at first I found this difficult but once I knew how to edit my camera settings effectively I found it easier. I chafed my shutter speed in order to change how blurry/focused the image was, this helped me explore 'motion'. Many of my outdoor images were slightly ruined by the rain outside, however I tried to work with this. 

A photograph I liked: 

This is my best image of the day. I like this image as the car is in focus, whereas everything else around it is out of focus. If I was to re-shoot this image I would photograph it at a different angle and include more cars from the background in it. this image is a representation of narrow depth of field as not all of the image is in focus.

A photograph I did not like:

This is my worst image of the day. The only movement you can see in this image is from the raindrops in the puddle. It is not very clear overall, the rain drops make the puddle blurry which does suggest movement, however it merely appears to be a bad photograph. I would also shoot this from different angles, to experiment with how various angles make the image appear.

Progression:

If I was to reshoot I would perhaps go to a local park and take photographs of swings, and roundabouts as these move smoothly and would be easy to capture. 

Final 5 Images- Motion

       

Motion Contact Sheet

Motion Image Bank

I like this image as although you cannot see the cars you can infer this from the image. The blurry lights create almost a calm effect as the lights are not random they follow a smooth, curve line. This would be taken on a high shutter speed. 

I like this image as the teddy bear is in focus, but the background is blurred. The photographer would have focused on the bear whilst not worrying about the background to get this effect. This expresses movement as we can see the bear is stationary on an object which is moving. The shutter speed would have been slow for this image, due to the blurred background. 

I like this image as you can see the various stages of movement. This allows you to explore the way in which the ballerina would have moved. The blurred edges help you t o see that the woman is moving as it's not completely clear. 

In this image i like the way the movement of where the crayon has exploded is captured, and you can see the pathway where the bullet has taken. 

In this image i like how the previous movement is captured in the waves of the red. This appears as the person has fallen from the sky and the waves of colour capture their past pathway they took. 

I like this image as the background is blurred whilst the skate board and shoe (the objects which are causing the movement) are in focus. I also like how the other objects in the background are also captured. The shutter speed would have been slow for this image, due to the blurred background. 

Motion Definitions

Motion Definition:

Motion is the action or process of moving or being moved. In photography this involves the 

photographer moving, or the objects in the image moving. 

This image is interesting as the man on the bike is in focus, however the background is blurred. This creates the feeling that the cyclist is moving at a high speed. 

 This image shows movement as we know the ball will fall and hit into the others. All of the objects are in focus in this image which is unusual for a motion image. 

This image clearly shows movement due to the blurred edges of the spinning top which suggests it's spinning quickly. This may have been photographed on a 2.6 shutter speed.

This image shows the cat running after its prey (the mouse), this image looks photoshopped however if it was photographed live then it may have been taken on a 2.6 shutter speed as you can see the movement of the two objects. 

My own definition- how quickly or slowly an object moves.