Capturing the Drama of Motion in Black and White

Now we're getting down to business. First assignment with our camera was to shoot motion with black and white film. We shot images using motion blur, pan motion, and stop motion this week. Motion blur adds drama by capturing movement (blur) that enhances the still subject. Pan motion is where the photographer keeps the moving subject in focus by following the subject with the camera (panning), capturing it in sharp focus while the background is blurred. Stop motion is just as it sounds, stopping motion with a fast shutter speed.
We all shot a roll or two of various subjects capturing images of all 3 examples and went back into the darkroom to learn to develop film. Once we developed the film, we cut our negative strips and used enlargers to create contact sheets. A contact sheet is an 8x10 sheet of photographic paper onto which a set of negative strips are developed into positive images. The images can then be examined with a loup to determine which shots you want to take to print. I've chosen all 3 of my shots and will be printing them next class session. Very exciting!