Muybridge

Muybridge was a photograher. He took horse in motion pictures and spectacular landscape photography using pioneering techniques back in the days. Born in Britain and emigrated to the United States in 1850's. He was the most influental photographers of all time. As a photographer he influenced Edgar Degas, Douglas Gordon and composer Philip Class. 

He developed the techniques that would allow him to photograph objects in motion. Maybe now days this kind of technology is 'so yesterday' but i guess back in his days he just capture something that the human eyes never see before.

http-//www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/eadweardmuybridge/default.shtm. 

http-//www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/apr/27/eadweard-muybridge-tate-britain-motion-studies.htm

He have a lot of motion studies of horses (animals) and humans, also tackling numerous other subjects including wrestling men, a dancing woman and fencers.

This is a small sketch book I carry when I went to the exhibition. Did a little experiments with editing photos so that it looks old.

I really enjoyed looking at his early landscape photography. I really like his seventeen foot panorama of San Francisco. 

http-//www.ronhenggeler.com/History/Muybridge/two

http-//www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/apr/27/eadweard-muybridge-tate-britain-motion-studies

Overall I think the exhibition was alright. His studies and recreations of the zoopraxiscope in action was a little bit boring for me his work is very repetative. However I enjoy most of his photographs. 

Anyways  I did experimental photographs of strawberries drop on to water motion! And I reproduce these photo's by drawing them. This are the results...

Charcoal on brown paper

Ink on white paper

Acrylic paint on paper


I think the drawings are not bad for a starts. However I want to do more experiments with the photo's because I'm not satisfy with the photos. I think I'll do more experiments with the lighting.

All criticisms are welcome, please do :)