Photographing Motion by Ryan

For this assignment, our purpose was to capture motion. Motion is a technique we use and can control to show the effects of the picture showing blur. Using high speed or burst is a good idea when taking motion because it will take more than one shot of the figure until there is a good one. Motion pictures take more than one shot because not all of them are perfect and it is hard to perfectly time the picture on when to take it. Using a high shutter speed and ISO may help in some situations as well. Our main goals for this assignment was to capture motion through panning, exaggerated movement, and blurring. The photo above is an example of panning. We had our friend Khoa run around Ryan and Kyle while the camera followed the direction Khoa was running in to show his movement.




This photo shows a good example of exaggerated movement and panning. The background is blurred out and is focused on Kyle attempting to do a layup. The point is to have the main subject sharp and standing out while everything else was blurred. Using a lower shutter speed will help because the lower it is, the better it can capture fast objects like a racing car. This was also an exaggerated movement because it captured Kyle's emotions while going for the layup. His whole body was propelled forward in a fast and aggressive motion which is exaggerated. The look on his face also shows some emotions on being determined to make the layup in as he jumped high to the net.



This was a blur to show photo of Chris dunking on a basketball net. In the gym, we used a yellow volleyball for dunking because it stood out sharp and brightly. The rim and net were clear while Chris was blurred out. Using a slower shutter speed may help because it allows extra time for the camera to visualize and capture the movement.