Shooting Problem #4: Slice of Life

If you could capture a moment in time, what moment would you freeze? How would we know it was a dramatic scene? Your next shooting problem is to record a specific moment in time in a single photograph.

Your subject matter is open to you as the photographer. You will need to think outside the box and think about how you are going to visually capture that particular moment. Think about the technical aspects of photography that you can use to capture that moment (panning, shutter speeds, aperture, using a tripod etc).

You will have the entire break to shoot a single roll of film. Experiment with depth of field (aperture) and different shutter speeds. We will be processing on Monday, November 29th.

Questions to ask yourself?


How can we (the viewer) know what is going on?
What will the movement look like if you have a slow shutter speed? Fast shutter speed?
How can you keep your camera still while shooting at a slow shutter speed?
How can you showcase emotion and movement?

Project Specs / tips:

Must incorporate movement (no still life, set up images)
Do not shoot a car, or from a car.
Experiment with shutter speeds
Must shoot at least 3 slow shutter speeds (blurred action), 3 fast shutter speed (stop action) and 3 panning images.
Composition is still very important.