The following row is comprised of three still shots, with the first linking to an animation of all the images taken in the sequence.
My perspective for this motion assignment is taken from behind my trusty point and shoot camera, rather than the fancier SLR cameras. While I still believe I did represent different types of motion, I realize that I would have been able to get arguably better results had I been in class the day which everyone went outside. With that said. My work from my sculpture class (the first two still shots and the .gif) is more representative of a fast shutter speed, taken with the continual sports setting on my camera. Personally, I enjoy the comparison between the full range of motion shots to the two shots out of that bunch, as both show motion in a different light. Kneeling down next to one of my classmates/tablemates, the angle of the photo allows for a dark background which makes the stone particles visible as they fly through the air. That effect, showing something that happens in an instant, was really interesting to me, because when stone carving, you pay more attention to the stone hitting you, rather than watching the particles flying through the air. For a slower shutter speed, I went with my traditional automatic setting, that I, in all actuality, don't use that often. I invaded the Ceramics class going on at the same time as our photography class, and was able to get some nice shots of the different actions people were doing on the wheels themselves. I especially like the angles on the photo in the third row, specifically the first one. The angle of it, combined with how the top of the pot (well, it's a pot in progress) is clear yet the clay on the wheel itself, and the wheel, were captured in a blur, really worked well to me. I generally enjoyed seeing the different effects I could get, with the different angles and actions that they were doing. If I'm honest, the last photo in the third row, honestly looks like a hat. While an unintentional shot, it makes me laugh that I could catch that scene happening, considering what I saw at the end of class, when that hat became a completed piece of pottery.