This first photo was taken with my camera and a flashlight. Since the long exposure app I was using only gave me a few seconds, I couldn’t go over areas that I wanted more dense with light. However, as I went through the results, I was drawn to this photo. It was taken in the dark, so I added some blues to give it more of a color feel than a strictly black background and white light. The shape of the light (kind of like a “V” and a heart) is captured at several moments as the circle pattern was being drawn out. I was hoping to get a sharp, defined photo with the light source. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to do that because of the photo app I was using.
This car at the intersection was creeping forward as the light turned green. I especially love how the back of the car seems like it is holding still while the front is already transitioning out.
This photo was taken on a windy day. The flags on campus were blowing roughly, and I thought that this would be a great opportunity to take a time-lapse photo. Because the flags are fastened to the pole, not all of the flag disappeared even though it was moving in a whipping motion.
Lastly, I used a layer in Photoshop to change the hue and tint of this photo. Buckeye colors are stark and bright, so I added some darks and blues to balance out the overwhelming amount of red in this photo. I then tweaked the contrast and enhanced the darks of this photo to balance out the highlights that were already there from the natural light. The most interesting part of this photo is shown on the sides and bottom. People moving down the aisle and fans looking from left to right is captured by this long exposure.
Overall, these four photos contribute to my identity because I am always living a life in motion. There is very little time for breaks. I feel that long exposure photos (even for just a few seconds) capture the daily rush more accurately than a still image that is only a fraction of a second. A lot of people say art is movement. I think these photos feel like they are moving.