20 photos of movement
Levitation
These are my attempts
my best attempt
For this task I was trying to achieve a 'levitation' effect. I attempted this by positioning the model in a way that makes it appear as though they are standing, then they jump. The idea is that you capture the jump in the middle, so the model is 'floating' but is still in the position of standing on the floor. I think this could have worked if we had more practice and if the surroundings were a bit better. I also had an issue with the focusing of my camera so some of the photos were blurred or appeared weirdly positioned in the frame. The lighting for some of the photos seemed to be a bit off so some of the photos seem to be a bit under or over exposed. I used a fast shutter speed and put the camera on burst so I could capture the perfect moment.
For this task I was trying to achieve a 'levitation' effect. I attempted this by positioning the model in a way that makes it appear as though they are standing, then they jump. The idea is that you capture the jump in the middle, so the model is 'floating' but is still in the position of standing on the floor. I think this could have worked if we had more practice and if the surroundings were a bit better. I also had an issue with the focusing of my camera so some of the photos were blurred or appeared weirdly positioned in the frame. The lighting for some of the photos seemed to be a bit off so some of the photos seem to be a bit under or over exposed. I used a fast shutter speed and put the camera on burst so I could capture the perfect moment.
Yowa Yowa is a Japanese blogger. Her real name is Natsumi Hayashi and she is known for her levitation images. She creates these images by asking someone to press the shutter release button. When she takes her levitation farther away from the camera than 10 second distance, she asks someone to press the shutter release button. First, she asks her friend to be a stand-in in a proper position to get a composition and a focus. Then she goes to the position to levitate, and her friend goes to the camera to press a shutter release button in time with her jumps. I think she is very successful inter photos due to good body language and facial expressions. I intend to use her work to help me create good poses and facial expressions during the photos to create a better illusion of levitation.
Zoom Blur
Were your images successful? Which one is the best and why? If you could do this shoot again, what would you do differently? Do you need to re-shoot and if so, explain why and...re-shoot!
For this task I wanted to achieve a photo that looks like the subject is moving without any physical movement. I achieved this by using a long shutter speed and zooming in or out on the camera. I think most of my images were successful however the tripod was a bit wobbly so some of the images look like they have been jolted slightly. My best image did not have a jolt and the zoom blur seemed to work. If I could re-do this shoot I would choose a different scene and work on my zoom:photo timing.
For this task I wanted to achieve a photo that looks like the subject is moving without any physical movement. I achieved this by using a long shutter speed and zooming in or out on the camera. I think most of my images were successful however the tripod was a bit wobbly so some of the images look like they have been jolted slightly. My best image did not have a jolt and the zoom blur seemed to work. If I could re-do this shoot I would choose a different scene and work on my zoom:photo timing.
Francesca Woodman
In this image you can see Francesca Woodman positioned on the floor almost as if she is a animal, crawling. The image is in a grainy black and white to create a ghostly effect. She is wearing all black to contrast the white walls which once again creates a gothic effect. Francesca Woodman intended to bring awareness to gender and self, while showing you ' what you do not see - the body's inner force' . She liked to not have a judgement on her body, she let her body be defined by the viewer. She did this by photographing herself during movement which a long shutter speed. This means that you never see her full body clearly. She wanted us to consider the absence of presence, where there is a presence in the photo but she isn't really there. This adds to the ghostly effect seen in almost all of her photos. Woodman is addresing disturbing psychological states. In hiding her subjects she once again shows that photographs never show the full truth of the subject and any mental issues they may be experiencing that would not be visible from the outside. This is shown by the use of blurred movement where you never truly see the subject. Francesca Woodman has used long exposure in creating this work.This creates a distorted self portrait, maybe reflecting her own mental state. This helped to prove the artists point about never really truly seeing the full picture.
Romain Laurent
Romain Laurent is a photographer from France but he lives in Los Angeles. He is famous for creating gifs that capture normal everyday movements but with an unusual twist. He does this by taking a series on consecutive photos then lines them all up one after another, kind of like a human flip book. I like the strangeness of the gifs, I also like how he usually includes pops of colour or things that at a first glance seem normal but when you actually look at the gifs they are actually very unusual.
GIF-Portrait Disorder
Light Trails
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Michael Bossanko
Michael Bossanko creates images using light trails surrounding and about nature. He does this by often drawing nature and incorporating nature into his work. He wanted us to consider the environment and how all work has to have a reason and purpose. Micheal Bossanko has used coloured torches at night in the same way an artist uses a paintbrush. This creates an effect of drawing in the air.
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Final gif outcome
Light gif
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Travelling without moving
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To start off my light trail gif I decided to do a 'pac man' scene. In the gif I wanted to show a pac man and ghost chase scene. This fits with the theme of movement as it appears to be moving but its really lots of different photos, this links to the overarching theme of movement we have been studying. In order to meet the set criteria of the task I had to organise the placing of the light drawing and how I was going to have them appear in a very small amount of time. At first I was struggling with the placing of the drawings in the frame of the camera but i soon overcame that problem. i think my gif turned out quite good however, I think i should have taken more photos in order to give a more realistic illusion of movement. This lack of photos also means that in order to create the ' gif like' image i ad to have them shown at a very fast rate, but this also means that you cannot see the individual photos very well, which essentially ruins the gif illusion.
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For my 'movement without movement' gif i wanted to show the model moving down the hall then coming to a stop to rest. I did this by taking multiple photos, moving the tripod backwards, as she moved down the hallway. At first I had some trouble with adjusting the settings on my camera due to bad lighting , but once I overcame this there were no other problems. I think my gif worked pretty well however we were working off of natural lighting so in some of the photos it is a bit darker, as the sun had gone behind a cloud. In order to improve my gif i could have taken more photos throughout the journey and had the journey be a bit longer to really show the ovemnt better.
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Movement Developments
For this task I have decided to do a Francesca Woodman inspired, movement of a figure shoot. The concept behind this shoot is to use blurring and editing in photoshop to create a gothic feel and add the essence of a deeper meaning to the photos, similar to Woodman's work. In order to create the ghostly feel I would like to have my model dancing and spinning as the shutter opens and closes. This creates an effect that shows her face being distorted and tends to add a sense of unnaturalness to the images.