Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Task 1A- Research


Eadweard Muybridge - Animal Locomotion Plate 727 - Lioness Walking, Lion Lying Down

( Eadweard Muybridge)


This photograph was taken between 1884 and 1886. Eadweard Muybridge actually created his own fast shutter camera along with using other techniques popular in the time. He then went on to develop the 'zoopraxiscope' which was a series of images in different types of movement made from the use of multiple cameras. This was the technique used to develop this photograph names 'the lioness walking; lion lying down.' The image was taken by a conventional camera, in black and white as these were the only supplies available in this time.

Cockatoo flying. Plate 758 from Animal Locomotion, ca. 1887. Vintage Collotype, printed 1887. Image measures 8  x 14 1/2 inches. Inventory #MU038. Terms  |  Inquire

(Eadweard Muybridge)
This photograph was taken in 1887. It was taken the same way as the lioness walking however, the movement of 'the vulture flying' is much more stronger and obvious. This was the main focus with Eadweards photography. His most famous photograph was the 'horse in motion' in which the theory was that the horse runs with all four legs off the ground. This was proven correct.

"New York can be anything because there are so many worlds happening here already," Seelie told Business Insider. "Everything is going." Here a crowd dances on a Bushwick rooftop on the 4th of July.

(Tod Seelie)
This photograph was taken during 2006 at a 4th July party. It holds a lot of motion and emotion which I find very interesting. Emotion usually causes us to move, sad; tears stream down our face, happy; our mouths move into and upturned frown. Its eye catching how he caught both things so relevant, within the same shot.

"The view from the top is pretty spectacular," says Seelie.
 
(Tod Seelie)
This photograph was taken during 2011 in Manhattan from the top of the Williamsburg Bridge. This picture caught my eye because of the amount of light and movement. I also like the depth in the picture as it shows that movement isn't just in one articular spot; its all around us. Although I'm not sure what exact camera Tod Seelie uses, I do know that he uses two different ones depending on the landscape or portrait, quite or loud, sharp or soft, so on, and that his cameras are digital.

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