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Freezing Motion

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Freezing motion can be shown in many ways through photography, essentially it can be anything that moves and can create some sort of motion. Although you can simply just freeze a motion, i like to think that you will be able to show something that you may not necessarily see with the human eye but the camera can capture it. This would then create an abstract looking photograph which would stand out from any other freezing motion photograph. When thinking about freezing motion, it can be seen as stopping time and taking in what has just happen and what is going to happen. Freezing motion can be shown through someone jumping in the air, someone dancing or someone flicking their hair. Also when looking at freezing motion there are many ways in which photographers are able to make the photograph look they just posing in a position opposed to actually being captures in the middle of a motion. Also in high speed photography sometimes needs a fast shutter speed to be set on the camera as the action may happen to quickly to be captured with a average shutter speed.

Here is a list of some of the ideas which i have for the theme of 'Freezing Motion'

• Jumping
• Sport- Football, Rugby, Swimming, running
• Dance
• Water
• Bubbles
• Balloons
• Materials
• Hair
• Cars

Here are some ways of showing freezing motion

Jumping

Dancing

Freezing Motion- Definition Page

Freezing Motion

Freezing Dictionary Definition: Becomes suddenly Motionless/Stop moving when ordered

Describing Words:

• Still
• Motionless
• Stopped
• Froze
• Inactive
• Static
• Lifeless

Motion Dictionary Definition: The action or process of moving or being moved

Describing Words:

• Move
• Moving
• Movement
• Shift
• Run
• Slide
• Float
• Splash

 This first photograph is showing freezing motion though a strawberry being dropped into a wine class. The fact that it has been captures as soon as the strawberry has hit the water allows the photograph to show the bubbles and splashes that have been created. The redness of the strawberry stands out from the transparent water and the white background to create a effect contrast.

 This photograph is showing freezing motion by capturing someone dancing to look like that she is floating in mid air. The fact that the model is sharp and in focus, this makes the photograph look abstract and surreal as she generally looks like she is floating in the air

This photograph is showing freezing motion through smoke, The smoke has been captured as it is floating upwards and fills the whole of the composition, The fact that the smoke is white and the background is black, this makes the smoke standout and therefore it creates an effective contrast.

This photograph is showing freezing motion through paint hitting a surface and then bouncing back up. This particular photograph has been taken when the paint has bounced back up off the surface.The mixture of colours gives this image a positive feel and also abstract as this is something that the human eye may not be able to see where as the camera can.

My Definition: Stopping an action during its process

Freezing Motion-Final Question

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Freezing Motion

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