Time: Activity 4

Activity 4
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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 might have been overcome.

• Discuss what happened to the depth of field and why.
• Discuss whether the image gives you the feeling of movement, stating the reasons for your conclusions.

Still Life - Siti Sorfiena Syasha

The picture above depicts a soccer game that was shot using a slow shutter speed. Only one player is clear while everyone else appears as blurred figures. One of the technical difficulties the photographer might have encountered was capturing the one player that isn't blurred. I'm going to guess that this obstacle wasn't to large and was overcome by asking the player to hold still and pose while he was not playing. The depth of field is not affected too much by the camera settings, but if looked at carefully, it gets slightly shallower as you begin to look further behind the player. The image gives me a feeling that there is movement in the picture, because of the players that appear blurry (because they are playing) and the one kid that appears clear (because he is standing still).