Blur- Work Diary

Camera settings

Aperture: F4 (in order to produce a shallow depth of field and direct focus upon the images subject).

Shutter speed: 1-8" (a slow shutter speed should be used in order to capture the subject movement).

ISO: 100 (a low ISO should be used in order to create a crisp image).

Lighting 

-Natural lighting.

-Iphone torch.

Location

-Harlow college.

-Photography studio.

Equipment

-Tripod (in order to reduce camera shake).

-Nikon D5300, standard lens (no specialist lens was required).

Shoot objective/obstacles

The objective of this shoot was to use blur photography to take a series of interesting images.  Obstacles which I encountered with this shoot included struggling to think of interesting compositions for blur photography which is why I chose to explore light trail photography.

Favourite Image

This is my favourite image due to the fact that it demonstrates blur in the form which I originally intended to photograph.  I like the lack of saturation in this image due to the way that it adds an eerie sense to the image.  I also feel that the lack of contrast with the subject from the rest of the image adds to this ghostly and spiritual sense particularly the way in which the images background can be seen through the subjects form.  I also like the sense of symmetry to the image due to positioning of the subject in the images centre.

Least Favourite Image

This is my least favourite image due to the fact that I feel that the image does not have a clear meaning or symbolism behind it for this reason whilst I enjoyed using this technique it is my least favourite image.  Despite my issues with this image I still find it aesthetically pleasing due to the high contrast between the light trail and the images background as well as the abstract drawing style of the trail.

Inclusion of technique in project

This technique will not appear in my project as I don't feel that this candid style of photography is applicable to the concept for my project.