I did not have time to experiment with jumping pictures during the test shoot, but I did model for some action photographs.

Having experience of being the model for jumping photos, and having looked at those photos, I now have a much better idea of how I should direct my shoots.

Key takeaways:

• Be very specific about the position you want the model to be in, preferably demonstrate it yourself. The same goes for facial expressions, smiles from the model are much more genuine if the photographer is smiling too.
• Take consecutive shots especially when taking photos of movement, and look for the perfect moment during the movement.
• For jumping, plan out if and how you are going to move the camera. The model is going to jump and fall very quickly, so if you don’t know how to move your camera, it is very likely that the model will move out of frame.
• Inform the model of where is the boundaries of the photograph (the frame), the model may neglect the positioning of parts of their body because they don’t think it is in the frame.

Photos I took during the test shoots:

These are not very related to my vision, as I hope to photograph movement. However, I did learn how to use light to create details and emotions in my photographs. I feel like the coloring is one of the most crucial aspects of lighting: Carol looked much happier under the normal classroom light in comparison to these purple lights.