Photographing Motion By: Chris
This assignment tested our abilities on tuning and tweaking our settings to capture motion in different types of shots. Panning, Stopping Motion, Exaggerated Motion, and Blur to show Motion are the types of shots assigned to us. Each of these shots required quite a bit of tuning and creativity of the composer. We as a group had some complications, in the beginning, manipulating our settings according to the type of shot and as we progressed we had an idea on the settings required for the various shots.
This type of shot is referred to as Panning. Panning focuses on a moving target and creates that as the focal point and makes the background out of focus. It requires vigorous movement varying on the speed of the moving target. This shot focuses on the shirt of the model and blurs out the background though showing the motion in which the camera moved to capture the moving target. The optimal shutter speed for panning is varied on the speed of the moving target, if your target is fairly slow you may use a low shutter and if your target is very fast it`ll require a fast shutter speed.
This type of shot is referred to as Stop Motion. Stop Motion is where a moment of motion is frozen and captured. As you can see the model in the picture is captured in the air right before finishing the dunk. Tips you can use to take a stop motion is you can have flash which is optional, you can also use a tripod, but most importantly having a very high shutter-speed would be optimal to taking stop motion.
This shot is called a Blur to show Motion shot. Blur to show Motion is self-explanatory according to the name its self. In this picture, the two models are seen while another model is running around them shown by the trail of a white blur. An optimal shutter speed for taking this type of shot is having a low shutter-speed and using a tripod to keep the background in focus while the moving subjects can be distinguished in the picture.
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