Activity 4

Find a photograph where the photographer has used a slow shutter speed and describe the subject matter including the background. Discuss any technical difficulties the photographer may have encountered and how these mat have been overcome.

Epstein

This is the complete opposite of a fast shutter speed because this lets more light in and that causes fast moving objects to blur out. i personally don't like this type of photography because it is hard to get a good subject to focus on. in this photo the subject is a girl as a train passes by. this could be hard to get if there is eavy traffic on the train platform and if the subject moves. it could also be hard since the train only passes once so the artist must know the right exposure to take in order to get the proper image.

Time Activity 2

Find an example of a photograph where the photographer has used a very fast shutter speed and describe the subject matter including the background. Discuss any technical difficulties the photographer may have encountered and how he or she may have overcome them. 

Meg Photography

In this photo the artist used a vey fast shutter speed to capture the moment when a paint droplet hits a can of paint. i enjoy it because you get to see all of the colors and the sudden impact that you normally could not see with the bare eye. the photographer probably hit a lot of problem along the way because this moment is so quick and it probably took many tries and cans of paint. but one way that they might have overcome this was to take burst photos and find the best one.

Time Activity 1

Look at a Henri Cartier-Bresson photograph and discuss why you think that capturing the decisive moment has added to the picture’s quality.

Cartier-Bresson

With a brief look at this photo you see a man and a cat having a face off. This is a much better type of composition rather than having just the man or just the cat because of it rarity and suddenness. The photo is framed using the building so that you really focus on the subject that probably didn't stay in that position for long. This makes the image all the better because he had to see that and take the picture right away with out thinking because that moment did not last long and the picture would have turned out with a completely different meaning and composition. The feeling that this photo gives me is the feeling that friendship is the most important thing that you could have, but if there is no cat or man it gives me the impression of loneliness. That is why the decisive moment is so important.