Task 1A - initial research

For task 1a I was asked to research movement within photography. I did this by using both the library and the internet to find contemporary and historical photographers and examples of their work.

This photograph is called Flash and it is by Michael Snow. This is one of the photographs I found whilst carrying out my library research. This photograph was taken in 2001 meaning that this is a contemporary piece. This photograph shows a couple sitting across from each other at a dinner table whilst the glassed and bread rolls on the table have been thrown in the air by what looks like it may have been a gust of wind. I came to this conclusion as the bread rolls, wine glasses and the womans hair have all been moved simultaneously. This photograph captures this movement by using a fast shutter speed allowing the items which have been thrown into the air to be captured in mid air, freezing the movement. This photograph is in colour and looks as though it has been taken with a digital camera.

This photograph is called ‘The kiss at the Hotel De Ville’ and it is by Robert Doisneau. This is another of the photographs I found whilst carrying out my library research. This Photograph shows a couple kissing in the middle of the street while other people in the street carry on their daily business and continue to walk down the street. This photograph is a historical piece and had been captured in the conventional way using a film camera with black and white film. I know this because this photograph was taken in 1950 and digital cameras did not exist at this time so all photographs which were produced at this time were captured on film cameras. The movement in this image has been captured by using a long shutter speed of around 1 second or so. I know this because the couple kissing who are the centre of the photograph are perfectly in focus while the people around them who are walking down the street going about their daily business are blurred as they move.

This is a photograph which I found whist carrying out my internet research. This photograph was taken by Chris Tostevin-Hall. This image is composed of three different photographs layered on top of each other. The three photographs which this image is composed of have all been taken with shutter speeds ranging between 1.6 seconds and 25 seconds, this is what gives the water crashing over the rocks a misty effect. This photograph is a contemporary photograph as it was taken in 2006 and it has been taken with a digital camera.

This is a series of photographs I found whilst carrying out my internet research. This piece is called The Horse In Motion and it is by Eadweard Muybridge. This series of photographs, when viewed one after another, shows a horse galloping. This piece shows motion through a series of photographs rather than through the use of long exposure. This piece showcases historical, conventional photography. I know this because these photographs were taken in 1887 meaning the only option when taking photographs was to use a film camera with a reel of black and white film.

This is another photograph I found whilst carrying out my internet research. I could not find the camera settings for this photograph, however i did find that this photograph was taken digitally rather than conventionally. This photograph was taken with a long shutter speed and it is of a teddy bear spinning on a roundabout. This photograph is a good example of Panning. This is because the subject of the photograph is moving with the camera meaning that the subject appears to be stationary while the background of the image which isn’t moving appears blurred.