Stop Action, Blurred Action, Panned Action, Depth of Field Motion & Blur Stop Action, Blurred Action, Panned Action, Depth of Field

Stop Action Uses fast shutter speed such as 1/1000 Freezes the motion

Blurred Action Uses a slow shutter speed such as 1/60 or lower with a tripod

Panned Action the panning technique is used to suggest fast motion, and bring out foreground from background. In photographic pictures it is usually noted by a foreground subject in action appearing still (i.e. a runner frozen in mid-stride) while the background is streaked and/or skewed in the apparently opposite direction of the subject's travel.

I. Harold Edgerton A. 1903 – 1990 B. legendary MIT scientist C. developed and popularized the stroboscope and electronic flash D. pioneered high- speed, stop-motion photography

"How to make applesauce at MIT"

MILK DROP CORONET 1957

II. Stephen Dalton Began to take photos of birds and insects in flight in the 1960’s B. Technically intricate photos C. Used flash units capable of exposures of 1/25,000 of a second!

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“County Wicklow” Ireland, 1967

III. Linda Connor A. She was born in 1944 and lives in Marin County, California B. Professor in the Photography Department of the San Francisco Art Institute

Petroglyph and Star Trails, Sonora, Mexico, 1991

JOHN CHUMACK The Earth's natural spin in 20 minutes at Observatory on Mount Bigelow, Tuscon, AZ

Gjon Mili known for his innovative use of lighting techniques Graduated from MIT and became a lighting engineer at Westinghouse The portrait of Picasso exploits long exposure photography to capture Picasso drawing with light

Small Depth of field Use a large aperture opening such as f/2 Focus on primary subject Good technique to eliminate a distracting background

Large Depth of field Use a small aperture opening such as f/22 Good for landscapes in which you want everything in focus