My photos follow and are inspired by the technique of Alexey Titarenko, which is using long exposure to create shapes of movement.

For this set, I decided to take photos that captured movement. When taking these photos, I looked for moments where the object in motion was highlighted with bright and/or neon lighting, against a dark background (nighttime). The lighting adds a shared aesthetic between all the pictures, so they look connected and part of the same set. Pictures 1, 2 and 6, I shook the camera slightly to show movement, or to capture the “feeling” of movement. I think these photos show present movement well, as the viewer experiences the motion in the picture. For pictures 3, 4, and 5, I took them with long exposure, showing a specific object’s movement (the planets orbiting, the fireworks exploding, and the rollercoaster falling). With these photos, I feel like I have successfully captured the “shapes of movement”, as the motion had been merged into a shape of motion, just like the photos by Titarenko that inspired me. Overall, I think these photos successfully capture and portray movement, allowing the viewer to experience movement as a feeling.