Photographers:
Connections:

Movement and motion


 
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Contents

Introduction to the study of movement and motion
1Introduction to the study of movement and motion
Introduction
2Introduction to instantaneous photography
3Henry Fox Talbot: Rendering moving objects motionless with an electrical spark (14 June 1851)
4Furne fils & Tournier: Épreuve a Mouvement (Metamorphic stereoviews)
Etienne Jules Marey
5Etienne Jules Marey: Capturing static shots of movement
6Etienne Jules Marey: Physiological Station at Paris
Eadweard Muybridge
7Eadweard Muybridge: Capturing static shots of movement
8Eadweard Muybridge: Cyanotypes
9Eadweard Muybridge: Experimental establishments
10Eadweard Muybridge: Animals in motion
11Advert for J.D.B. Stillman "The Horse In Motion, As Shown By Instantaneous Photography," (London: Trubner and Co., 1882)
12Book review of J.D.B. Stillman "The Horse In Motion, As Shown By Instantaneous Photography," (London: Trubner and Co., 1882)
13Eadweard Muybridge: The Human Figure in Motion
Significant people in the study of movement and motion
14Thomas Eakins: Using motion studies for artistic accuracy
15Georges Demeny: Motion studies
16Albert Londe: Cavalier au Galop (1887)
17Ottomar Anschütz: The study of animal motion
18Arthur Clive Banfield: Animal motion and the study of drops
19A.M. Worthington: The study of drops
20Francis Blake: "Cow Pony" at sharp canter (ca 1886)
21Francis Blake: Pigeons in Flight (ca 1889)
22Anton Giulio Bragaglia (1890-1960) and Arturo Bragaglia (1893-1962)
23Frank B. Gilbreth (1868-1924) and Lillian Gilbreth (1878-1972): Work study
24Gjon Mili: Descending a staircase
25Harold E. Edgerton: The use of microsecond flash and strobes
Photo finish
26Photo finish
Movement, motion and fine art
27Introduction to movement, motion and fine art
28Clare Strand: Betterment Room - Devices For measuring Achievement (2005)

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