Catching My Peripheral Vision: Finding Clarity in Blur

by Roxanne Bouche' Overton

Book teaches blur photography. ICM, intentional camera movement, long exposure, stacking photography, multiple exposure.Through the lens, I find the grandeur of nature, the wonders of man, the mystery of shadows and reflections, and a connection to the infinite. My quest begins with light. It has a way of dancing – reflections, shimmers and rays grace scenes with magic. Light also adds visual depth taking a two dimensional photograph and giving it a three dimensional appearance. But lurking there in my peripheral vision, I see more. Sometimes I see snippets of the whole – abstracts, shapes and shadows. Other times I see motion – that fourth dimension. In order to translate that into my photography, I’ve freed my camera from its tripod perch so that the camera and I move together. I let the shutter linger open awhile, or perhaps click through some multiple exposures, to gather more of the scene – to let light bend a bit. Intentional camera movement becomes a dance that captures not just visual rhythms, but also evokes atmospheric and emotional expressions of that fleeting time that will not pass our way again.These elongated moments can be captured using a single exposure. It also works its magic using multiple exposures. The camera is an amazing tool. It’s capable of so much more than taking a snapshot. All it takes is a photographer, with some imagination, to make photographs.

Genres: Photography

79 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 29, 2017

Reviews

[Neil · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you have often wondered about ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) and ME (Multiple Exposure) photography, then this book is a good introduction and includes some good examples.

Unfortunately, I was hoping for more. I took early retirement about 18 months ago to concentrate on my photography and those who know my pictures will know I love a blurry picture. I take a lot of ICM and ME pictures. This means I sadly didn’t learn anything new from this book. I did like some of the pictures, though.

[Johan Horak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short sweet inspirational

Quick read. But a lot of insights. As a beginner or hobbyist we get bogged down with technicalities. Triangles. White balance. Etc. Rules upon rules. Reality. Critique.

But when you read this short book. Very short, you learn to let life show you what you can see but never really explore. It's fun. No rules. People may not like it. But who cares?

[Julie Coder · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I've been experimenting with ICM and the author's examples have been very inspiring. She does provide some tips for ICM as well as some recommended apps.