I think my favorite image of yours is the first shot, though I would say that it doesn’t really scream “Movement!” to me. Take your fan photo, for example. It reminds me of how in class we talked about how if something is stopped in motion, it better be clear it was stopped in motion. In the case of the fan, there’s the possibility that the fan was turned off when you took this photo. I definitely think it would be more intriguing if you turned the fan on and messed around with capturing the blur so we really get the sense that it’s moving. I’d also like to see some stronger edits across the board, really up the lights and darks and mess around with color. My advice would be to overdo it and see where that gets you.
I think your most successful photo is your first photo. I think you captured the whole setting very well. I would consider maybe taking different photos for your final as they do not really seem to capture movement just like Annalee said. I too believe that you would benefit from working on capturing a blur for the fan. Even capturing the blur from the taillight of the car would have made the photo a lot more successful.
Hi Pat. You need to go back to the drawing board on these. Sorry! The movement isn't nearly strong enough or even present visually. I know you are probably thinking, "but there are people walking." And yes that is true for the first image, but the way you've photographed it doesn't present the movement as subject. You are much too far away. Remember, in addition to blur or stopped motion, the goal is also to create an interesting and create composition. Unfortunately just like others, you've focused too much on something moving and you haven't made any interesting photographs. Look at some of the other student work on the blog and read my comments. There are some successful images being produced. Good Luck!
I think my favorite image of yours is the first shot, though I would say that it doesn’t really scream “Movement!” to me. Take your fan photo, for example. It reminds me of how in class we talked about how if something is stopped in motion, it better be clear it was stopped in motion. In the case of the fan, there’s the possibility that the fan was turned off when you took this photo. I definitely think it would be more intriguing if you turned the fan on and messed around with capturing the blur so we really get the sense that it’s moving. I’d also like to see some stronger edits across the board, really up the lights and darks and mess around with color. My advice would be to overdo it and see where that gets you.
ReplyDeleteI think your most successful photo is your first photo. I think you captured the whole setting very well. I would consider maybe taking different photos for your final as they do not really seem to capture movement just like Annalee said. I too believe that you would benefit from working on capturing a blur for the fan. Even capturing the blur from the taillight of the car would have made the photo a lot more successful.
ReplyDeleteHi Pat. You need to go back to the drawing board on these. Sorry! The movement isn't nearly strong enough or even present visually. I know you are probably thinking, "but there are people walking." And yes that is true for the first image, but the way you've photographed it doesn't present the movement as subject. You are much too far away. Remember, in addition to blur or stopped motion, the goal is also to create an interesting and create composition. Unfortunately just like others, you've focused too much on something moving and you haven't made any interesting photographs. Look at some of the other student work on the blog and read my comments. There are some successful images being produced. Good Luck!
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