Eadweard Muybridge’s pioneering experimentation with photography revolutionized fields of art and science alike. The series, Animal Locomotion, was made possible due to his use of trip wires and other photographic techniques that allowed for faster shutter speeds and shorter exposure times. Animal Locomotion: Cricket, Overarm Bowling exemplifies this effort to capture sequential movement defining the man’s actions and highlighting the specific muscles used throughout the act of pitching a cricket ball. This innovative series changed the way artists and scientists observed the human body. His composition of sequencing images paved the way for the development of motion pictures.
