Module 2A Blog Entry

All about Motion!

The experience I had taking these photos on a photowalk I was apart of going through downtown Pittsburgh, PA was a great time from finding these images in the wild and seeing them in your mind before you press that shutter button. Images I think of would be cool, I need to execute them fast to get the moment I want to be captured in the right place. This requires me to know what settings to use and what kind of composition I need to be in to get the winner image. Do I want to capture this in landscape or portrait, do I want a shallow depth of field (f/2) or everything in focus (f/22).

What research went into the shoot? Not so much the research but the most important part of this photowalk was the weather, it was a nice sunny, overcast day with some clouds in the sky. What drew you to the subject(s)? What drew me to the subjects were my eyes that saw an image and thought that, that would be an interesting photograph. In that moment, I think of what my settings are and if that would be appropriate to be at f/3.5 for a picture or another f/stop. Then my shutter speed, is 1/30th of a sec. good or should I be at 1/125th of a sec. (subjective) to freeze the motion. Next, I move onto my ISO, is it in a bright area, if so move my ISO to around 100. Finally, I think of composition, is my image composed right, should I use the Rule of Thirds, should I capture it with more of the background in the frame, or a tighter shot?