Friday, August 18, 2006
Mastering Panning - Photographing Moving Subjects
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 11:00 AM
"Last week we introduced the topic of shutter speed and looked at how increasing and decreasing it can have a significant impact upon the images we take - particularly if the subjects in those images are moving. Today I’d like to take a brief look at a related topic - that of photographing moving subjects by ‘panning’. Panning is a technique that can produce amazing results (if you perfect it…. or get lucky) but is also one that can take a lot of practice to get right. The basic idea behind panning as a technique is that you pan your camera along in time with the moving subject and end up getting a relatively sharp subject but a blurred background. This gives the shot a feeling of movement and speed. It’s particularly useful in capturing any fast moving subject whether it be a racing car, running pet, cyclist etc."
Bookmarked! Fantastic article on the techniques you should use when photographing moving object. Recommended reading.
Bookmarked! Fantastic article on the techniques you should use when photographing moving object. Recommended reading.
