Blog Prompts #12-16

#12 Describe some differences between still photographs and moving images.
 Moving images could be seen as more dynamic, they are made up of many still images placed in a specific rotation. Still photographs capture a single in moment in time where moving images capture a sequence of events. Still images can be combined to make a moving image.

#13 Describe some similarities between still photographs and moving images.
 Both still and moving images are capturing an event. Moving images can make a still image and still images can be used to make a moving image. Both can be used to show the passing of time, whether that be a moving image itself or a long exposure.

#14 Describe some links between photography and the concept of “time”. Describe some links between photography and the concept of “stillness”.

A long exposure can literally depict the passing of time. Photography can be used to stop time and freeze a moment in place. A series of photographs can illustrate the events that happened over a span of time or event. Photography and stillness are similarly linked. Any action can be made still when captured with a camera. Photography can also be used to depict the feeling of stillness of peacefulness.

#15 Describe how you can you “activate” a photograph that you have already taken. In other words, how can you transform a “still” image into a “moving” one?

You could make a still image a moving image by making new layers and cutting apart and modifying the photo. Warping and blurring the image could make it look as if it were moving or bubbling over. You could make multiple copies of an image and move them from one side of the frame to the other to mimic movement.

#16 Describe how you might take a “moving” image and make it “still”. 

You could make a moving image still by taking a screen shot or pulling a still from film. It would be interesting to watch a video and work to capture stills that captured the essence of what the film was really about. You could literally take pieces of shot film and tear it apart so that it is an isolated image. It would be interesting to do this but overlay different stills to create a multiple exposure of sorts.