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November 12 : Capturing the moving world!

PLEASE KEEP CELL PHONES AWAY!

Either in your backpack or the lock box!

Expectations:

C: Voice Level 2 (only the people next to you can hear you and no shouting across the room)

H: Ask your team, elbow partner or raise hand

A: Work on the assignment

M: Stay in your assigned seat

P: Work till assignment is completed

S: Finishing your work

The ability to capture the moving world around us.

The key to shooting motion...

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Motion in Photography

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Motion photography is about showing movement. Adding a slight blur of the action to your shot helps tell a story. This storytelling element makes the images a little less static and unexpected. Images with movement tend to be eye-catching; they drag the viewer into the frame and force the eye to glide along with the moving elements.

HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will practice different techniques and gradually show your success!

Motion...

ISO 3200, f/4.5, 1/125^

ISO 32000, f/5, 1/1250^

Freeze Action Shot

To freeze action and keep your moving subject(s) sharp you will need a fast shutter speed. The faster your subject is moving, the faster your shutter speed will need to be.

1/250th of a second is usually fast enough to freeze motion.

1/500th of a second is fast enough to freeze a moving athlete.

1/1000 of a second may be needed for even faster subjects, such as fast moving vehicles.

Panning

Panning is where you “follow” the movement of your subject with your camera, using a slower shutter speed than normal, so that you get a blurred background but a sharp subject (or at least a somewhat sharp subject!)

Panning works best - and is easiest to do - with subjects that are following a straight path.

You also want a subject that goes directly across the frame - it doesn’t work for subjects coming toward or away from you.

So, to do this, choose a slower shutter speed than normal, and follow the motion of the subject with your camera. Press the shutter, and continue to move the camera, even after the shutter has closed.

Because your camera stays aligned with the moving subject, it should stay sharp.

Go for a slower shutter speed, but not TOO slow (to avoid camera shake).

Start with a shutter speed of 1/100.

As your tracking gets better, start lowering the shutter speed...Try getting to a shutter speed of 1/30 while “panning” your subject.

Follow along at the same speed as your subject!

For this shot, try using a high/greater depth of field (higher setting)

Panning Photography Made Simple _ Quick Guide.mp4

3:34

Motion Blur Shot

In a motion blur image, the moving object should appear blurry, while the subject remains sharp.

A slower shutter speed allows a subject to move while the camera is still recording the image, causing a blurred effect. The slower your subject is moving, the slower your shutter speed will need to be to produce a blur.

Any time you are using a shutter speed of 1/30th of second or slower, a TRIPOD IS REQUIRED. This is because during that long of an exposure, camera shake will occur from hand-holding your camera. This will produce an image that is blurry all over (not what we want!) instead of just the moving subject.

Experiment with different shutter speeds to see the different effects you can get when you slow your shutter speed down completely, compared to it being not quite just fast enough.

How to capture Motion Blur in Street Photography feat. @EYExplore _ RICOH GR II.mp4

6:40

OPEN YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY FOLDER!

Double click to open the folder on your desktop.

If you do NOT have a Photography folder, MAKE ONE (right click...New Folder)

Create a NEW FOLDER INSIDE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY FOLDER

(right click...New Folder)

Name the folder:

MOTION

The Assignment...

For this assignment, you will photograph moving objects in three different ways.

You will need a partner!!!

You will photograph MOVING subjects in 3 different ways!

YOU choose what you are shooting! Do NOT just copy these ideas! Be creative!

STOP ACTION

Try using a stop action SHUTTER SPEED of 1/1000+ of a second.

The idea is to FREEZE the moving object!

You will name the file:

First Initial Last Initial FREEZE.psd

Click the Right Cross Key

Let's change the Drive mode to HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS

This means you click the button and it fires multiple times!

Shoot your Stop action in the bright sun. This allows you to use fast shutter speeds.

BLUR (Panning Photography)

Start with a shutter speed of 1/100

As your tracking gets better, start lowering the shutter speed...

Try getting to a shutter speed of 1/30 while “panning” your subject.

Follow along at the same speed as your subject!

For this shot, try using a high depth of field (higher setting)

You will name the file:

First Initial Last Initial PAN.psd

Click the Right Cross Key

Let's change the Drive mode to HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS

This means you click the button and it fires multiple times!

Shoot your blur shot in the shade or at least subdued lighting.

MOTION BLUR (Long Shutter Speed) Tripod needed!

With a tripod- try a SHUTTER SPEED at 1/4 -1/2 of a second.

Subject will stay still but something else in shot will move. For this the camera needs to be VERY still!

You will name the file:

First Initial Last Initial BLUR.psd

Click the Right Cross Key

Let's change the Drive mode to SINGLE SHOOTING

This means you click the button one shot at a time!

Downloading your photos...

To Split the screens (to see them better):

Each day you take photos you will make sure to download images BEFORE leaving class!

Editing your photos!

Open Photoshop

Click OPEN (on the left)

Navigate to Desktop> PHOTOGRAPHY folder>MOTION

Select ONE of the subjects/images you would like to work with.

You should have multiple of each motion subject to choose from!

Always select the best image based upon three criteria:

Does it work for your assignment?

Is it a good exposure?

Is the subject in focus?

Is motion shown?

Click OPEN

CHOOSE YOUR BEST IMAGES! If they don't meet the criteria, check out a camera and go shoot some more!

SAVE (as) YOUR DOCUMENT!

Shortcut: Shift + Ctrl + S

(or File: SAVE AS)

Save as Type: PHOTOSHOP!

Then click Save to Cloud Documents

Save to CREATIVE CLOUD!

Click the Save to CREATIVE CLOUD button

Name the first document:

"First Initial Last Initial FREEZE"

Name the second document:

"First Initial Last Initial PAN"

Name the third document:

"First Initial Last Initial BLUR"

Click SAVE

If it will NOT save to Creative Cloud, please let me know immediately!

If you have selected your best MOTION photo you can do the same process for other MOTION photos!

First Initial Last Initial FREEZE.psd

First Initial Last Initial PAN.psd

First Initial Last Initial BLUR.psd

(Open through Photoshop, Save as, Save to Creative Cloud)

Editing your photos!

Adjusting using layers

Remember to use an ADJUSTMENT LAYER (in the layers panel: click the adjustment icon) so it is non-destructive

Adjust such things as:

Brightness/Contrast
Exposure
Vibrance
Hue/Saturation
Color Balance
Black & White

Make Adjustments as needed! (And they are needed!)

Edits are subjective! They are what YOU feel needs to be adjusted. But YOU MUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS!

Spot healing/patch

If there is anything you want to remove:

Create a new layer and use the Spot Healing or patch tools to clean it up!

Remember to make sure Content-Aware is selected AND Sample All Layers is checked!

Using the masks

Remember on the mask of an adjustment layer (make sure it is selected), we can add black to conseal what we are adjusting!

White=Reveals

Black=Conseals

Make sure your adjustment layers are ON the TOP in the layers panel so that any other alterations (spot healing etc) are adjusted also!

ADD A VIGNETTE!

(all images MUST have this!)

Remember! PULL to the left to use the Dark Vignette!!!

ADD A SIGNATURE!

(all images MUST have this!)

Remember! If your image area is dark, make your signature WHITE. If the image area is light, make your signature BLACK!

Make sure you have added the vignette AND your signature!

Each image MUST have YOUR signature on the bottom right!

EXPORTING Your FILES

Please make sure it is a JPG file!

You will export 3 images:

First Initial Last Initial FREEZE.jpg

First Initial Last Initial PAN.jpg

First Initial Last Initial BLUR.jpg

CRITERIA:

3 Images of YOUR choice of different subjects in different places using MOTION!
One image must show STOP ACTION (FREEZE)
One image must show BLUR (PAN)
One image must show MOTION BLUR (BLUR)
Each image MUST be edited appropriately in Photoshop
Each image MUST have a signature and a Vignette
Each image MUST be named correctly
- (first initial last initial FREEZE.jpg)
- (first initial last initial PAN.jpg)
- (first initial last initial BLUR.jpg)
File format turned in MUST be correct (jpg)

Rubric for Digital Photography

When the assignment is returned to you in Teams, a PDF will be attached with a breakdown of your score!

POINT VALUES:

ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS & CREATIVITY

(max 30 Points)

Did you think about the assignment?

Do the images meet the assignment requirements?

EXECUTION & CAMERA WORK

(max 45 Points)

Are the images properly exposed?

Do the images show clear details (in Focus) while enhancing the overall visual impact?

EDITING

(max 25 Points)

Do the images show effective use of editing tools to refine and improve the overall presentation?

TOTAL: 100 POINTS!!!

DUE: Friday, November 21!

When you are done, add your photos to your PORTFOLIO. Give each Photo a title and a descriptive paragraph!

DO NOT CREATE A NEW PORTFOLIO!!!

SHORTCUT TO LOG OFF COMPUTER!

Remember to SAVE (ctrl + S) any file before doing this shortcut!

Ctrl+Alt+Delete then select SIGN OFF!

Please place HEADPHONES on your Monitors!

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