Nice Image, ideas on how it was accomplished?

[alokppatel]

I was looking through the RISD 2007 Grad. Thesis projects. Patrick Madigan had

a link to his website in his bio. I checked it out and found this photo, see

link/address:

 

http://www.patrickmadigan.com/Gallery.asp?GalleryID=2685&AKey=X2PSX357

 

any ideas on how he accomplished such an interesting shot. technique,

equipment???

[35mmdelux]

time exposure. any camera with controls. Here its done w/ panoramic camera.

[art_haykin]

Yes, time exposures and multiple flashes. That, or photoshop.

[bwcombs]

It does look like time exposure, flash, etc. Almost looks like the older movement studies

done in the early 1900s. You could probably email or contact the artist and inquire about

technique and such.

[alokppatel]

Thanks for the responses, and to the moderator who relocated my mislocated question. I should probably just email the phtographer, I was curious as to exact camera that would be capable of such a wide shot, or whehter he stitched multiple images, which I image would be somewhat of a task in itself for such a project. i thought about the flash, but it seems like it would have to have been many flashes orchestrated, i guess thought like that behind a shot is what seperates the men from the boys from the RISD Grad students.

Best,

Alok

[richard_cochran]

It's hard for me to tell for sure, because of the small resolution, but it doesn't look like flash to me. Flash will produce sharp, distinct images with each "pop". Flash can also freeze a person in an unstable position (mid-leap). These images are more blurry than I would expect, with continuous motion in between. Each of the more prominent images shows the model in a fairly stable posture that could have been held for at least a short time. My guess is the model just periodically stood stationary for a second or two, and moved from one pose to another.

[ellis_vener_photography]

the easiest way to do it would be a long continuous exposure, probably a mix of a small strobe like a vivitar 283 or similar, which was likely manually triggered at key instants, and continuous lighting.

 

Given a large enough shooting area any camera and lens comination would cover just a wide angle of motion. You'd just crop out the portion of the frame that is irrelevant.

[www.whitemountainphoto.com]

It's kind of ironic. My friend just showed me the images he shot of his daughters dance group from last week. The effect was almost identical. It may not be what this person used, but my friend just used a slower shutter speed with existing light.

 

Dana

[spazoid1965]

To me, it looks like the models occasionally pause in the movement. This will cause the lighter area. I belive this since they are not sharp images.

[jacob_brown]

Email him. He just got his MFA in Photography from RISD, so congratulations are in order.