Motion (Handball)



Motion
All these photos were taken using iPhone cameras. They all are snapshots of players in motion. They are not staged.








Reflection:
          My idea for my first project is called motion. I decided to show motion through the game that we play at PLHS called Handball. Through this, it is easy to capture motion because the game is fast-paced and involves players to have good speed and quick reaction timing for a short period of time.  This idea was something new and different that I wanted to try out. There are lots of pictures of motion shown through cars driving or long exposure but none through the pictures shown above. My challenges have been getting good pictures that show all the movement in the picture in one shot. Another challenge was the frequency of people playing handball. This year there aren’t a lot of handball players so my variety is a little more limited. Despite these challenges, I have found some success through the photos taken. I believe that these pictures really do capture the movement of the players. Another success was that the players did not mind being photographed and were, in fact, happy to be. I want to continue with this idea of motion but show it through other activities.

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