Definition & Theory
Motion blur: is the apparent streaking of rapidly moving objects in a still image or a sequence of images such as a movie or animation.
It results when the image being recorded changes during the recording of a single exposure, either due to rapid movement or long exposure
Movement: the act or process of moving people or things from one place or position to another.
Freeze frame: is a single frame forming a motionless image from a film or videotape.
Research of artist
Ernst Haas (March 2, 1921 – September 12, 1986) was a photojournalist and a pioneering color photographer.
His images were widely disseminated by magazines like Life and Vogue
His early work on Austrian returning prisoners of war brought him to the attention of LIFE magazine. He declined a job offer as staff photographer in order to keep his independence.
(A01: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding)
I like Ernst Haas' work because it is very experimental. Some of his work look like paintings which is what interests me. Most of his work is created using a low shutter speed so that his work shows multiple movements happening at once, which is creative. This first image is of a single elderly man on a bench while blurred people are moving past him, my interpretation of this is how the older you get the quicker life seems to go around you, how younger people are living their lives and are rushing into things. The second image is of two people on a beach, who were shot with a low shutter speed - to make them look abnormal and non-human. The last image is of people walking through/across a busy road. This image looks as if he has composited different images taken around the same time and blended them.
Image bank
The following images were added as part of my visual research...
The above images show different shutter speed settings being used to represent movement. The first two was taken using a high shutter speed to present a freeze frame. The last one uses a low shutter speed to make the train blurry and we assume that it is moving very fast. I feel I can achieve similar photographs.
(A01: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding)
Selected images - CONTACT SHEETS
Personal photoshoot
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I enjoy recording movement as it is very interesting what the outcome will be. Sometimes it's what you wanted and other times it's not what you expected but it still works with what you are trying to achieve. I have taken a variety of movement images, including freeze frame and motion blur photos.
My best images
This is a freeze frame of a sun with a bird flying in front of it. I like how I captured the bird and how the trees are darker but the outline of them are appealing. This image is quite pleasing and
peaceful, because of the colours and brightness of the sun.
This was taken in the studio using a soft box and a tripod. I like this image because the motion is very clear, you can faintly see her face looking at the camera but the main focus is her movement to the side and you can see/imagine the movement taking place to get to her final position.
This is another photo of the same student in the studio. This is a photograph of her running across the camera to show quick movement. These images were taken using shutter speed 1/125, f-stop 8 and ISO 200.
This image was taken in the town centre as people were walking past. This was inspired by Ernst Haas' work as his work is based on using a low shutter speed setting to show more motion blur which I find very creative.
Images that require improvement
The first image is of my dog and it is a freeze frame of him looking at the camera. The lighting was too dark and I did not have the right aperture setting for this too look acceptable. If I were too reshoot this image I would either correct my settings too make sure they suit my surroundings or take the photo in a different room where it will be easier and clearer of what the image shows.
The second image is of a student I photographed. This image was taken in the studio using a soft box and a tripod. I don't particularly like this image because the shutter speed settings were not correct and the movement just looks a mess. If I were to reshoot this image I would redo my shutter speed settings so the image looks more clean.
(A03: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress)
My idea of recording movement is too find something basic and take a picture of it moving (using shutter speed) to make it look more interesting. Movement is a very intricate thing and I like how photographs can represent movement, you can see what directions an object or person is going in. I know I have presented movement in my images and I am pleased with that. My photographs have a combination of freeze frames and motion blurs.
(AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops)
For all of these images I used a Samsung NX20 20.3 MP SLR and concentrated on furthering my skills and knowledge of using the shutter speed and aperture settings. I had to continuously change the shutter speed setting because it was not always the effect I wanted, so I had to keep changing it until the photograph was what I wanted.
Below I edited one of my images using photoshop to make it look more dark and more 'dramatic' to make the viewer look at this in a more deep way rather than just glancing at it...
I am pleased with how this turned out. This was created by using the curves tool and adjusting the darkness and brightness of the whole image. Next I used the hue/saturation tool and changed the sliders of each colour so that the colours are darker, this has made an affect as now the bus is more clearer and noticeable than what it was in the original picture.
(AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding)
I was unsure of who to decide to concentrate on for my chosen artist but I cancelled it down by choosing which photos I would be able to possibly recreate/make similar photographs. I chose Ernst Haas because his work looks very interesting to me and he has made the movement more obvious, most of his work is motion blur so I have tried to take most of photos to do with motion blur.
(AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements)
I wanted my images to represent a variety of ways to take pictures of motion (freeze frame and motion blur) which I feel I have done in my personal photoshoots. Recording movement can be linked to shape because as your taking a picture to represent motion, for example of a person moving, you can see the shape of the person and the shape of the final product is its a motion blur. Below are some edited I made to relate to my chosen artist and his representation of motion blur...
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