For the street photography shoot we went out into town to try and capture some photographs and portraits.

Below is the contact sheet of the photographs I was able to capture.  Not all of the images came out successful as there was some issues with motion blur and the camera taking too long to focus and not being able to capture someone as they were moving however there were some successful photographs where motion blur became a happy accident and some images worked well.

Outcomes of the Shoot

Below I have my most successful outcomes of the shoot, not all are completely in focus but I feel they work with the images that they are and I can relate them to some other professional photographers that also use motion blur to their advantage in their photographs.

DSC-0003:  For this photograph I feel it works well due to one man being in focus and still at the back of the image but having the man that is towards the front of the image out of focus due to motion I feel it creates a different perspective and depth as usually the background is slightly out of focus and the foreground is sharp, however it is swapped for this photograph and I feel that it is that which helps to make it a successful photograph.  I have experimented and placed the photograph into black and white to see how the photograph plays out without the colour which I also feels works with this image.

DSC-0012:  For this photograph my initial intention was to have the woman in focus however due to the act of her moving and the background being more still she become slightly out of focus and the background very clear, however I still feel that this image works well as we can pick up on some visual connections between what the lady is wearing and the coloured stripes that can be seen in the background and this is a visual connection that can work well.  I feel I could relate this photograph to ones like Bruce Gilden’s as some of his photographs also contain motion blurs.