Freezing Life

This latest assignment has been on using different shutter speeds, depending on the look you want to achieve. Our goal was to try using different shutter speeds to capture motion. To do this, I used my sister on our rope swing as my subject. Here's how it turned out..

Panning (my personal favorite).

I like how in this photo, and the one below, her hands are moving, but the rest of her is still.

 I also decided to take some picture of my neighbor's Christmas lights, but with a twist. In order to achieve this, I used a slower shutter speed, and right after I pressed the shutter button, I quickly zoomed in and out. This made the image look almost like a spiral of lights. Take a look..

Lastly, I was having a small campfire in my backyard with my family on Saturday. I wanted to capture the glow of the fire, without it looking washed out. So, I used a fast shutter speed, causing lighter parts of the fire to be black and the brighter portion to be an orange glow. I thought they turned out pretty cool..