Assignment 2 - Part 1: Motion

Stop Motion

These stop motion pictures were taken with fast shutter speeds varying from 1/500 seconds to 1/2000 seconds. Depending on the subject of the photo and the amount of light I had, I changed the shutter speeds accordingly.

Stop Motion (1/500s)

Stop Motion (1/500s)

Stop Motion (1/1000s)

Stop Motion (1/2000s)

Blurred Motion

The blurred motion pictures were taken with varying shutter speeds ranging from 1/15 seconds all the way to 15 seconds. Although the pictures with a 5 second and 15 second shutter speed could also be considered to have a long exposure, I think they fit the blurred motion theme better. Furthermore, I had to use a tripod for the last two photos in order to avoid blurring the background.

Blurred Motion (1/15s)

Blurred Motion (15s)

Blurred Motion (5s)

Panning

Out of all the techniques learned in this assignment, this one was the hardest to put into practice. I tried my best to keep the subject in focus while still blurring the background, as seen in the pictures. For two of the photos, I used a shutter speed of 1/2 seconds, and for the other one, it was set to 1/8 seconds.

Panning (1/2s)

Panning (1/8s)

Panning (1/2s)

Long Exposure

In order to take these photos with as much clarity and stability as possible, I used a tripod with a camera mount. One of the pictures was taken with a shutter speed of 15 seconds, and the two other ones were taken with shutter speeds of 30 seconds. If I were to take these pictures without a tripod to keep the phone stable, the whole image would be blurry and out of focus due to the natural instability of the human hand.

Long Exposure (15s)

Long Exposure (30s)

Long Exposure (30s)