Muybridge

Edward Muybridge was an English photographer and along with Eteine Jules Mary, they both struggled finding a suitable technique in capture moving images. Muybridge is known for his pioneering work on animal motion which used multiple cameras to capture motion. Before this though Muybridge made his name taking regular landscape pictures for clients. It was only until 1877 where Muybridge wanted to settle a question for a friend by seeing if a horses 4 hoofs leaving the ground at the same time. Muybridge successfully captured the pictures of the horse, and all 4 hoofs leaving the ground. Again muybridge, along with Eteinne, Bragagalia Brothers and Daguerre were pinnacle figures in capturing moving images over a certain period of time. This technique doesn’t really appeal to me really in regards to the brief but very interested in regards to how he came about it.