Grace Unit 1 Photography

During the lesson on Thursday we were asked to go out and shoot movement. We spent the beginning of the lesson learning about shutter speed and aperture in order to get the best photograph that you can. Going out and taking photos on Thursday was hard because it was raining so the lens kept getting wet and in a lot of the photos there are rain spots on them however often the were in the same direction as the movement so worked well.

Below is a photo from the shoot that I like

Camera Settings - 0.8 sec f/22 ISO 160

I like this photo because it clearly shows the movement. I edited this photo to make the lights look brighter and help show the direction of movement. I like that it is just there at the edges of the photo and in the middle it is clearly there and you can't see through it. I like this photo because it is so simple and the movement is so clear yet it works so well and the bright read lights really just add to the movement of the photo

Below is a photo from the shoot that I don't like

I don't like this photo because the whole photo is out of focus. This is because at the time the photograph was taken it was beginning to rain and I wasn't concentrating on the photo completely. It would have made a really good photo if my full attention had been on the photo and not on other things at the time that the photo was taken.

Progression

If I were to go out and shoot movement again I would focus on the movement of people as I wasn't able to get these very well last time due to the weather and the lack of people that were out at the time. I would also try to get a clear photo of a car on the road with a blurred background.

Image Bank - Movement

I like this photo because it roughly shows the movement of the dice clearly and shows the path that the dice have taken to get to the point that they have got. I like that the path isn't clear and is quite jumbled up and its isn't clear exactly what path they took but you know the general path that they took.

I like this image because it shows a complete motion and shows the whole movement. I like the fact that they all lay over each other really showing the direction of movement and gives the idea of a fluid movement as you can see it all the way through and isn't just one part of the movement. I like the use of colour as it really makes the woman stand out drawing the viewer in to the picture and showing the the movement of her whole body easily.

I like this photo because the movement is clear through out the picture. I like this photo because the movement is simple and effective. This photo is very simple yet really shows off the whole movement. It is a photo that has been created multiple times but has to be created successfully in order to really show the complete movement.

I like this photo because it shows ever slight movement of the man standing up I like this because only the start and end of the movement are clear and it looks like a concertina and really shows ever single slight movement involved in taking two steps. I like the editing used in the photo because it looks like the photo could be squished together and make one whole person.

I like both of theses photos because the main focal point of the image is clear yet the background of the photo is blurry showing off the movement. I like the fact that you can see the person on the thing that is moving yet the background is blurry this shows movement in a different way as it isn't a lot of images laid over each other to show movement in a different way.

Definition Post - Movement

Dictionary Definition - The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.

Describing Words -
Action
Excerise
Act
Move
Migrate
Change

In this photo the whole movement is shown and the action is shown in its entirety giving a sense of completion. The key part of the movement is the clearest part of the photo but the start and end of the movement and less visible and are only faintly there.

This photo the light shows the movement and gives the viewer a clear idea of what the movement is and shows clear movement through the direction of movement.

In this photo the background is blurred to make the subject stand out and keep the viewers attention on the subject of the photo.

In this photo the movement is natural and random because the people are moving in a random way to show different movement and how natural movement occurs.

Personal Definition - Movement is an action that allows something to move

Work Experience

For my work experience I went to MRM Meteorite. A marketing company in London. As part of my week I was given a brief to photograph life in Southwark below I have included the edited photos from the shoot that Creative Director Chris Jefferys and Creative Partner Sam Bone both liked.