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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 again decided to take photos that captured movement, through shapes of movement. When taking these (second half) photos, I waited for cars to pass and shot the most interesting and colorful ones I saw, but also kept in mind to take photos of cars moving at different speeds. The lighting adds a shared aesthetic between all the pictures, so they look connected and part of the same set. For most of the photos, I like how I captured the small details of the car while they are traveling. 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, and in a different way than my first set does, allowing the viewer to experience movement as a feeling.

I chose these photos by picking out which ones showed movement through long exposure, so I could sort through photos that actually fit my theme. When picking my green photos, I chose pictures that looked the most interesting to me, meaning a the subject was moving at a certain spot in the frame, or there was an interesting contrast between a moving and non-moving object. Finally, to pick my red photos, I chose the photos I thought “represented movement the best”. This means that the picture had successfully captured an aesthetic/artistic “shape of movement”. While choosing my photos, I also chose photos that had brighter colors, as it made the photos more interesting and unique.

My vision for set 2 will be similar to my vision from set 1: What will your message be? I would like to convey the feeling of movement in my photography, so the audience/viewer will feel the chaoticness of movement in general. How will you show this message with your photography? By using long exposure, I will be able to capture a “shape” of movement, so the audience can see what movement will merge into when using this technique, experiencing the chaos. Compare your favorite images.   These are two photos taken by Alexey Titarenko in a collection named “City of Shadows“. Through his photography, he wanted to express how the people have become bodyless, mindless shapes when moving. I would like to use the techniques he uses in his photography to capture chaos similar to his photos: Contrasting colors between movement and background, which attracts audiences attention to the focus (the movement shapes), and long exposure, which creates the shapes. Develop and clearly state your vision. I would like to use long exposure to portray my message for my project. By using this technique, I can artistically capture the chaos of a moment of movement, and create shapes regarding […]

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.  

I chose these few photos because I liked the way each photo, either using long exposure or camera movement, represented the chaos of motion in the moment. To further narrow my pictures down (green), I chose pictures where I could properly see what was moving, as some pictures just look like a blur of colors. When narrowing my pictures down to the red category, I chose the pictures that looked the best out of the narrowed group. This means I looked for pictures that looked aesthetically pleasing to the eye, and where the colors blended and worked nicely together. I also looked for lines in each photo that lead the audience’s view to the focus of the picture, most of the time, being the moving object (unless it is a picture using camera motion instead of long exposure).

What will your message be? I would like to convey the feeling of movement in my photography, so the audience/viewer will feel the chaoticness of movement in general. How will you show this message with your photography? By using long exposure, I will be able to capture a “shape” of movement, so the audience can see what movement will merge into when using this technique, experiencing the chaos. Compare your favorite images. These are two photos taken by Alexey Titarenko in a collection named “City of Shadows“. Through his photography, he wanted to express how the people have become bodyless, mindless shapes when moving. I would like to use the techniques he uses in his photography to capture chaos similar to his photos: Contrasting colors between movement and background, which attracts audiences attention to the focus (the movement shapes), and long exposure, which creates the shapes. Develop and clearly state your vision. I would like to use long exposure to portray my message for my project. By using this technique, I can artistically capture the chaos of a moment of movement, and create shapes regarding the theme. In some of my photos, I will have the shapes of movement, and […]

For the new unit, choices, choices, I have chosen movement as my starting point/theme. Specifically, I want to base my project around long exposure. Alexey Titarenko     These are a few photos from Titarenko’s collection “The City of Shadows“. Titarenko was inspired to take these photos by the collapse of the Soviet Union. He states that the soviet people turned from smiling and happy looking ‘signs’ to wandering shadows, which he wanted to capture through these photos. In other words, he wanted to express how the people have become bodyless, mindless shapes. I like how the photos capture movement with long-exposure, as the subjects’ movement is merged into one big element/shape. I like how this technique presents movement, as each stage of a subject’s course is captured in one photo, and also looks aesthetic and pleasing to the eye. The movement in the photo appears chaotic, which is want I want to express in my photos for this unit. I also like how the movement-shape’s color contrasts the background, as it makes the focus/”long-exposure-fied” subject stand out, drawing the audiences attention. I would like to achieve this in my project too.   Frank Machalowski . Machalowski also uses the same technique […]