This week's theme had me thinking about motion, and experimenting a little bit with camera settings, as well as effects. It was a superb practice project.
My first stumbling block was wondering whether I should stop the motion in a typical action shot. After taking some action shots where the motion was frozen in time, I decided instead to work more toward making things look like they were moving. (It's amazing how a Klondike Bar will bring clarity and focus to any situation.)
Luckily for me, our chickens decided to entice Lilah to trot the fence line several hundred times. This was about how many times I needed to get the photo below.
My first stumbling block was wondering whether I should stop the motion in a typical action shot. After taking some action shots where the motion was frozen in time, I decided instead to work more toward making things look like they were moving. (It's amazing how a Klondike Bar will bring clarity and focus to any situation.)
Luckily for me, our chickens decided to entice Lilah to trot the fence line several hundred times. This was about how many times I needed to get the photo below.
Although the image conveys motion, it was not done solely by a camera click. I tried it with a tripod, without a tripod, laying on the ground, sitting in a chair, squatting (I nearly fell over twice), and standing. I slowed down the camera speed as well. In the end, the photo I was most satisfied with was this one, which showed the motion mostly in Lilah's hind quarters. I then added a blur effect to the grass below her and the fence above her to take the sense of motion one step further.
I discovered I have an inherent personality flaw. I don't like blur. I think therapy could help. So I will be practicing this quite a bit more.
I decided to try one more time with "things that cannot be controlled." Not that I want anyone to assume I can ever control Lilah. So off I went to find the goose family that I have been watching. They live near a local pond and I have been watching and photographing them ever since the goslings were hatched. Dad doesn't chase me anymore, which is good, because it's hard running through deep grass with camera equipment. They are all still very wary of me.
About 40 photos later, I came up with what not only represents an exemplary goose step, but blur and motion at the same time. Ta da!
I discovered I have an inherent personality flaw. I don't like blur. I think therapy could help. So I will be practicing this quite a bit more.
I decided to try one more time with "things that cannot be controlled." Not that I want anyone to assume I can ever control Lilah. So off I went to find the goose family that I have been watching. They live near a local pond and I have been watching and photographing them ever since the goslings were hatched. Dad doesn't chase me anymore, which is good, because it's hard running through deep grass with camera equipment. They are all still very wary of me.
About 40 photos later, I came up with what not only represents an exemplary goose step, but blur and motion at the same time. Ta da!
I now plan to make "motion" a part of my shooting practice sessions. I can't wait to see what everyone else came up with for this week. Want to join me? Let's start with Emily Dahl of Vintage Jar Photography and run through the loop until we've seen them all!
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