Solid Vs. Fluid Form Photography

Create four images that contain a mixture of a solid (sharp) and fluid (blur) forms. Using the camera that you have checked out, create these four images as creatively and artistically as you can!

Photo By: Jakob Barlow

In the photo's on the left of my friends Chris (top) and 

Snot (bottom) I used the fluid form photography (slow shutter speed) to give the photo a sense of movement.

Photo By: Jakob Barlow 

Photo By: Jakob Barlow

In the photo's to the right of my friends Kyle (top) and
Chris (bottom) I used solid form (higher shutter speeds) so the photo comes out sharp and crispy

Photo By: Jakob Barlow

Using Slow Shutter Speed To Emphasize Subject

Photo By: Jakob Barlow

Find a photograph where the photographer has used a slow shutter speed and describe the subject matter including the background. Discuss any technical difficulties the photographer may have encountered and how these may have been overcome.

I found this photo I took a couple weeks ago during a skate sesh with my friends. I decided to experiment with slow shutter speed using a flash because I always see photos using this method in popular skateboarding magazines like Thrasher, Skatemag, etc. I slowed the shutter speed down to 1/100 and used a flash so the subject us more in focus and crispy clear while everything else in the background is blurred from motion. while shooting I ran into the problem of the flash being too bright and my buddy Chris either being to blurred or too sharp. I overcame these problems by changing  the shutter speeds, ISO, and Aperture to get the photo nice and clean.

Fast Vs. Slow Shutter Speeds

Photo By: Me

Take four images of a running or jumping figure using fast shutter speeds (faster than 1/250 second). Vary the direction of travel in relation to the camera and attempt to fill the frame with the figure. Examine the image for any movement blur and discuss the focusing technique used.

In the Photo on the left i used a slower shutter speed to capture a motion blur effect, I also used a flash so the subject is more in focus and can stand out from the background .

Photo By: Me

In the photo on the right my cousin Kyle is bombing a parking garage switch on Mill Ave around Midnight. Since it was dark everywhere (because it was night time and I had to use a faster shutter speed) and my flash died I used the light above to light up the subject because I had to use a faster shutter speed so he was in focus. 

Photo By: Me

In the photo on the left of my good friend SNOT I captured him ollie-ing off of my kickoff ramp. I was trying to use motion blur for the first time so I used a slower shutter speed to get the fast motion effect along with a flash to make him stand out from the background.

Photo By: Me

This photo on the right of my buddy Josh was taken the same night I took the photo of my cousin bombing a parking garage although my flash still had power so I used it to light up the subject and background. I was able to get the photo nice and sharp because pf how powerful the flash is combined with using a super fast shutter speed.

Capturing Fast Subjects Using Shutter Speed

Photo By: Atiba Jefferson

Find an example of a photograph where the photographer has used a very fast shutter speed and describe the subject matter including the background. Discuss any technical difficulties the photographer may have encountered and how he or she may have overcome them.

I've found one of my favorite photos of all time of "the boss" Andrew Reynolds frontside flipping the les park double set surrounded by a hyped crowd of skaters filming and watching the trick go down. While taking this photo I believe Atiba faced the problem of the crowd getting in his way and taking the photo at the perfect moment where Andrew catches the board and is framed perfectly.

Capturing Decisive Moments In Photography

Photo By: Henri Cartier-Bresson

Look at a Henri Cartier-Bresson photograph and discuss why you think that capturing the decisive moment has added to the picture's quality.

After looking at Henri Cartier's work I've learned that his style was capturing decisive moments. I do believe that taking a photo capturing emotions does improve photo quality because when I saw the photo of the kids playing in the right it made me think what are they all laughing at?