Motion Photos 2

This week, we took another look at motion by using fast shutter speeds to capture individual moments. This was a fun exercise where we tried to capture levitation. I have to say thanks to Joe and Zach for being such helpful subjects.

Photos With Motion

This week I spent a lot of time making motion blurs.  There was a lot of  pushing forward, back pulling, panning, swinging, and shaking the camera. The ending result was many pictures with certain blurred aspects. This wasn't too hard since I was used to longer exposures (because of the light painting), but a little harder since I had to shoot in the daylight and master the slight delay of the cameras.

Silhouettes

This week, the class was tasked to take pictures of silhouettes. We did this by changing the exposure compensation settings to blacken out the object we are trying to silhouette. Although this was somewhat challenging at first, it did become much easier. By the end of the week, it was much easier to find places where silhouettes could be shot and altered using photoshop.

Light Painting Final Edit

These are the best of the various light painting photos I have taken. Over the course of the series, the "tracing" method turned out to be the most successful. These photos were taken by moving a flashlight or headlamp along the subject with the light on. It created the effect of illuminating the subject in addition to creating trails of light similar to a neon sign. Not only were they easy enough to understand (and less obscure than some of my other photos), these photos were interesting to look at as well as creative. If I had more time, I would try to work other colored lights into the pictures. I wonder if they would be too distracting or compliment the photo quite nicely.

November 22, 2013

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December 10, 2013

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November 22, 2013

More Wöllert Inspired Photos

Wöllert Inspired Photos

This week we were tasked with taking photos based on the style of one of the photographers we were supposed to study the previous week. My photos are based on the style of Jan Wöllert. Wöllert was a German photographer who made many light paintings. In order to replicate his style, I had to do a few things. First, I had to take photos in a dark environment. Specifically, I shot in a dark garage. Second, I had to adjust the aperture and shutter speed so the sensor would have the longest time exposed (without being overpowered). Lastly, I had to make whatever I made with the light an interesting subject. There was a lot of experimenting. Here are my first attempts...

Avedon Portraits

This week, we started by watching a movie on Richard Avedon. While we watched the film, we analyzed the style and nature of the photos he took. His style for portraits included a plain white background, black and white filters, relatively close shot, and a sense of "honest intimacy" between the subject and the camera. This was an interesting project that came to a rocky start, especially trying to find a large enough white setting. I ended spending quite a bit of time on Adobe Photoshop trying to edit out wall blemishes, windows, and picture frames in order for all the attention to be focused on the subject.