Time Photography
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What does time have to do with it?Time is an important concept in photography. Whether you are trying to capture a moment or several moments on one image is an important distinction to make. Time also becomes important when thinking about the shutter speed of your camera.
Shutter speed is how long an image is exposed to light — it can be milliseconds, or even minutes. As one of three elements that affect how light or dark an image is (called exposure), understanding shutter speed is essential to taking full creative control of the camera. Shutter speed works two ways on your camera: it can be used to freeze motion so everything in the frame is nice and sharp; or it can be used to blur motion so some things in the frame are blurred, giving the picture a unique look. You may be shaking your head at this; but sometimes I want to actually slow down my shutter speed to create blur in my image, giving it somewhat of an artistic expression. These are images that probably don’t exist in the real world, as viewed through a pair of normal eyes; but with a slower shutter speed we can create beautiful, artistic expressions that otherwise might have never been see There are two schools of photography that have emerged from this concept of time and how the shutter speed uses time to capture the light ie image. High Speed PhotographsHigh-speed photography is the science of taking pictures of very fast phenomena.
For high speed photography typically you need a camera that has a shutter speed of 69 frames per second or greater. High-speed photography may refer to either or both of the following meanings. The first is that the photograph itself may be taken in a way as to appear to freeze the motion, especially to reduce motion blur. The second is that a series of photographs may be taken at a high sampling frequency or frame rate. The first requires a sensor with good sensitivity and either a very good shuttering system or a very fast strobe light. The second requires some means of capturing successive frames, either with a mechanical device or by moving data off electronic sensors very quickly. Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton, also known as Papa Flash was a pioneer of "Time" photography. Dr Harold Edgerton (1903–1990) is famous for his split-second photographs, which reveal actions that are too fast for the human eye to see. Edgerton was the first photographer to use stroboscopic lighting to capture rapid movement. He became famous for his dramatic photographs of falling milk drops and speeding bullets. He found that the stroboscope could illuminate a subject through repeated and rapid bursts of light. His photographs presented views of high-speed motion for the first time and became popular with the public. For the first time we were able to see the wonderful arc of the golf swing (as pictured here) or the innate beauty of the 'crown' as a droplet hits a pool of milk. Long ExposureLong-exposure, time-exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements. Long-exposure photography captures one element that conventional photography does not: an extended period of time.
The paths of bright moving objects become clearly visible—clouds form broad bands, vehicle lights draw bright streaks, stars leave trails in the sky, and water waves appear smooth. Only bright objects leave visible trails, whereas dark objects usually disappear. Boats in long exposures disappear during daytime, but draw bright trails from their lights at night. This technique is used to up or enhance an artist's creativity or point of view of a scene because inevitably when you are capturing a longer amount of time your image may not be the crispest or perfect but it enhances a story, a path. Such artist whom have used this tecnic with great success are Daniel Mercadante who turns rural landscapes into magical terrains with his long exposure photography series, Rainbow Road. Gjon Mili (November 28, 1904 – February 14, 1984) was an Albanian photographer best known for his work published in Life, in which he photographed artists such as Pablo Picasso. light painting. |
Photo Assignments
Movement of light: 5
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Using a lighting element, extend your shutter speed to create a long exposure. Be careful to not over expose your image as you will be allowed a lot of light to come in over an extended period of time. Create cool shapes and lines of light . Even though this is abstract you will still need to consider your photography fundamentals like composition, angle, and the exposure Ie value,
Manual setting suggestions ISO 1600 at Shutter speeds between 13 and 15 seconds. between f/6.3 and f/11. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/the-best-light-painting-photography-tips#3-famous-light-painting-photographers |
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A letter or symbol: 2
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Using a lighting element, extend your shutter speed to create a long exposure and create a recognizable drawing symbol or letter of drawing of light.. The draw subject must be readable. Even though this is abstract you will still need to consider your photography fundamentals like composition, angle, and the exposure I value,
Manual setting suggestions ISO 1600 at Shutter speeds between 13 and 15 seconds. between f/6.3 and f/11. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/the-best-light-painting-photography-tips#3-famous-light-painting-photographers |
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Long exposure action or Time lapse:4
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Using a shutter priority mode goes to a busy area to capture some "motion bur"
Try to keep SOMETHING in focus.. Probably the background Adjust shutter speeds to get longer or shorter blurs. Remember the Exposure, compositions and narrative sill apply in these photos. https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PdAvGjC_kc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRC15IdqxOw |
Burst mode photos of an action : 3 different bursts consisting of at least 6 images
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Burst mode, also called continuous shooting mode, sports mode or continuous high speed mode, is a shooting mode in still cameras. In burst mode, several photographs are captured in quick succession by either pressing the shutter button or holding it down. |
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Burst mode "Emotional change: PORTRAIT": 2 set of burst photos
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Using bust mode technics have a friend of self create a change of our emotion though time. We will be using the Photoshop later with these burst photos to create a narrative and aesthetic composition that combines the images.
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something falling : 5
Liquid splashes : 5
