Moving image
As part of contemporary studies we have looked at moving image and how it is now used by many photographers to show that they are a dynamic force within the industry. We were shown an example of a photographer who captured the portraits of young destruction derby racers and then accompanied it with a short documentary on them. Some of the introductions to the drivers were filmed in the same style that a photographer would shoot them for an editorial piece. This show that there can be parallels between photography and moving image. In this instance it is mainly due to the fact the film was created by a photographer.
Alyn Wallace is a photographer that I have admired for sometime now. He has also influenced my current project concerning light pollution and astrophotography. Alyn is another example of how photographers are using more than one medium to display their creativity and make themselves a cut above the rest in their field. Not only does Alyn create time-lapse videos such as the example below but he also creates Vlogs (video blogs) that follow his adventures concerning astrophotography.
These Vlogs are generally a behind the scenes the video showing how much effort goes into his work. I think as a viewer people are seeking this more and more as it as online digital video has become some much more accessible and popular. Meaning that as it photographer it is generally no long enough to simply have a presence with static images.
https://youtu.be/Smc29dA4w6w - Alyn Wallace - 'Aurora - The green stuff'
I decided that because I am doing astro photography as part of my current project it would be a good idea to explore time-lapse photography myself. On my camera there are two ways of creating a time-lapse video...the first is using the camera in video mode, this method is very easy to do as it creates the video in camera and saves as a .MOV file. The downside is that there is less creative input for photographers. I created the example below using the cameras movie mode.
The second way to create a time-lapse is to shoot in camera mode. The method I researched for this uses aperture priority mode and the intervalometer to shoot individual images. Shooting in aperture priority mode means that once you have set a your aperture and ISO the camera will decide the shutter speed in order to keep your shots properly exposed. Then, because you have shot individual images you have more freedom to edit your shots before having creative license over how long each shot is displayed for and also how fast the time-lapse runs.
I think that adding a new skill set is never a bad thing and looking forward it is something that I see myself actively looking to improve at. It is something that can be utilised no matter what genre of photography I pursue and will help to give me an extra dimension to my practise and also a bigger presence via my own website and Youtube.
Alyn Wallace is a photographer that I have admired for sometime now. He has also influenced my current project concerning light pollution and astrophotography. Alyn is another example of how photographers are using more than one medium to display their creativity and make themselves a cut above the rest in their field. Not only does Alyn create time-lapse videos such as the example below but he also creates Vlogs (video blogs) that follow his adventures concerning astrophotography.
These Vlogs are generally a behind the scenes the video showing how much effort goes into his work. I think as a viewer people are seeking this more and more as it as online digital video has become some much more accessible and popular. Meaning that as it photographer it is generally no long enough to simply have a presence with static images.
https://youtu.be/Smc29dA4w6w - Alyn Wallace - 'Aurora - The green stuff'
I decided that because I am doing astro photography as part of my current project it would be a good idea to explore time-lapse photography myself. On my camera there are two ways of creating a time-lapse video...the first is using the camera in video mode, this method is very easy to do as it creates the video in camera and saves as a .MOV file. The downside is that there is less creative input for photographers. I created the example below using the cameras movie mode.
The second way to create a time-lapse is to shoot in camera mode. The method I researched for this uses aperture priority mode and the intervalometer to shoot individual images. Shooting in aperture priority mode means that once you have set a your aperture and ISO the camera will decide the shutter speed in order to keep your shots properly exposed. Then, because you have shot individual images you have more freedom to edit your shots before having creative license over how long each shot is displayed for and also how fast the time-lapse runs.
I think that adding a new skill set is never a bad thing and looking forward it is something that I see myself actively looking to improve at. It is something that can be utilised no matter what genre of photography I pursue and will help to give me an extra dimension to my practise and also a bigger presence via my own website and Youtube.
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