Pedestrian’s Foot

[cliveh]

If I wanted to recreate the photograph taken by Otto Steinert in 1950 called Pedestrian’s Foot, can anyone suggest how it could be done?

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[Sirius Glass]

Shoot from above.
Long exposure.
Show the model the photograph of what you want.
Tell the model to not move his foot but move everything else.

 

[Ian Grant]

I'd double print from two negatives, quite easy in this case.

Ian

 

[Prof_Pixel]

I'd double print from two negatives, quite easy in this case.

Ian

Image manipulation in the days before digital.

Such manipulation has been around almost from day one of photography.

 

[cliveh]

I'm not so sure it would be that easy to do with the model moving everything but their foot on a long exposure, or with combination printing. I think it was a false foot/leg with a slightly longer trouser leg flapping around in the wind.

 

[ic-racer]

One-half second exposure should work for a subject with a brisk walking pace. Time the shutter opening with the planting of the foot on the ground. Dark clothing and a light background will complete the effect.

 

[removed account4]

hi clive

what ic-racer said ...

john

 

[cliveh]

One-half second exposure should work for a subject with a brisk walking pace. Time the shutter opening with the planting of the foot on the ground. Dark clothing and a light background will complete the effect.

Would you like to do this and post your result, as I don't think it would work.

 

[dpurdy]

Looks like there was another pedestrian with a frozen foot on the bottom left that he dodged out in printing.

 

[summicron1]

almost wonder if it was done with pinhole...

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

I was thinking it might be a shutter slit effect.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Looks like there was another pedestrian with a frozen foot on the bottom left that he dodged out in printing.

No that is just a doppelganger!

 

[Sirius Glass]

I'm not so sure it would be that easy to do with the model moving everything but their foot on a long exposure, or with combination printing. I think it was a false foot/leg with a slightly longer trouser leg flapping around in the wind.

Do you have a spare foot and leg laying around?

What makes the photograph work is that the blur of the upper body is believable. A composite photograph is often not believable; neither are contrivances like a false body part.

 

[cliveh]

Do you have a spare foot and leg laying around?

What makes the photograph work is that the blur of the upper body is believable. A composite photograph is often not believable; neither are contrivances like a false body part.

So what is your solution?

 

[Sirius Glass]

So what is your solution?

I posted that in post #2.

Shoot from above.
Long exposure.
Show the model the photograph of what you want.
Tell the model to not move his foot but move everything else.

 

[cliveh]

I posted that in post #2.

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But can you do it?

 

[ic-racer]

Would you like to do this and post your result, as I don't think it would work.

I suspect the person in the Steinert photogaph was running, in which case there is no time when both feet are on the ground:

I don't have any of my own work like that scanned for posting, but it would look something like this:

 

[dpurdy]

No that is just a doppelganger!

Had to look that up. Now I will be on the peripheral lookout.

 

[cliveh]

I don't have any of my own work like that scanned for posting, but it would look something like this. One-second exposure:
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However, those folks are just walking and spend too much time with both feet on the ground.
I suspect the person in the Steinert photogaph was running, in which case there is no time when both feet are on the ground:
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No, the whole of the upper leg and body is missing, nothing like the image you post.

 

[Bill Burk]

I'd like to believe it was a single frame, but it seems the simplest explanation is a camera on tripod for several frames. On one frame there is a blurred pedestrian, whole body... but it is superimposed through a vignette as a combination print onto a blank sidewalk frame.

 

[cliveh]

I'd like to believe it was a single frame, but it seems the simplest explanation is a camera on tripod for several frames. On one frame there is a blurred pedestrian, whole body... but it is superimposed through a vignette as a combination print onto a blank sidewalk frame.

But can you replicate it?

 

[Bill Burk]

But can you replicate it?

APUG forgive me...

 

[cliveh]

APUG forgive me...

No we don't, go out and do it.

 

[Sirius Glass]

But can you do it?

A qualified maybe with a few tries, but more likely it would require experimentation and many trials to do it right. I have to get back to reproducing elliptical wheels on cars with my Graflex.

 

[Sirius Glass]

APUG forgive me...

Definitely not from me!