Movement

Definition and Theory:

Definition of movement. : the act or process of moving people or things from one place or position to another.
There is no strict definition for movement in photography as for example motion can be captured through 'Freeze Frame' and 'Motion Blur'
It results when the image being recorded changes during the recording of a single exposure, either due to rapid movement or long exposure.

How my camera works...

ISO, which stands for International Standards Organisation, is the light sensitivity rating of a digital image sensor.
Aperture is referred to the lens diaphragm opening inside a photographic lens.
Shutter speed is how long an image is exposed to light — it can be milliseconds, or even minutes.
- Darker image: slower shutter speed
- Lighter image: faster shutter speed

SLR stands for 'Single-Lens Reflex' Camera

During the process of taking a photograph the camera finds the view and focuses on reflecting the image on the Mirror of Pentaprism. Which then travels through the Translucent Screen to reflecting again on another mirror towards the Light Path, after going through the lens. The film records the image on a digital sensor during the process.

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Definitions:

Motion blur is the streak-like effect that occurs when shooting a still image or video, because your subjects are moving rapidly through the frame, or the camera exposure is particularly long.

Freeze frame is when a single frame of content shows repeatedly on the screen—"freezing" the action.

My Image Bank:

My Mind Map on Movement:

Photographer: Jacques Henri Lartigue

Jacques Henri Lartigue was a successful French photographer and painter. He sadly died on 12 September 1986 but was widely known for his photographs of automobile races, planes and female Parisian fashion models. I believe this photographer would be an appropriate inspiration for my following attempts in capturing movement.

Throughout his photography work there is a sense of complete innocence within the movements that are taking place by the women or to the women. I enjoy the use of a dog being used in some images as they playfully run or calmly walk with their owner.

Photographer: Ernst Haas

Ernst Haas was an Austrian-American photojournalist and colour photographer. During his 40-year career, Haas bridged the gap between photojournalism and the use of photography as a medium for expression and creativity. He also died on 12 September 1986 but was successfully known for his photography featuring movement like motion blur and freeze frame.

Throughout Haas' work there is a wide range of bright colours used which highlight and define the movement occurring in the photographs. Following my research I plan to create and produce images of both black and white as well as bright colours to link to both my photographers.

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

My Contact Sheets:

As a result of the quality of these photographs I produced, I decided I am going to take more photos and attempt to improve the quality. I believe that I will need to apply more practice in adjusting the aperture and shutter speed when producing my next photos and the following contact sheets. I plan to take more photographs of people doing certain movements. I would also like to capture elements of motions and movements that make a daily occurrence.

My New Contact Sheets:

My Best Images (Non-Edits):

These are the images that I chose to be representation of my best photographs in my new contact sheets that I produced. I believe my attempt to capture both freeze frame movements and motion blur within images was much more successful in this group of photos.

Images that need Improvements:

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

In these images I believe some are too overexposed in the lighting department, whereas another is too blurred making it difficult to understand what the image is capturing. Therefore, causing these images to be the photos that may require improvements in following shoots.

My Editing Process:

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

My Edited Images:

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.

During the beginning of this project I initially struggled with capturing photographs that presented an element of movement occurring in the image. I didn't think that my photographs within my first contact sheet were up to usual potential, compared to over projects in the topic of formal elements. Therefore, I proceeded with another shoot to try and capture more movement within the frame. This allowed to become used to the settings on my camera when attempting to capture photographs in the styles of both freeze frame and motion blur. In conclusion, I believe that my final edited images were a success, yet this project was believe to be the one that I struggled with most during the start of my process.