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Photographs, by definition, capture and immortalize a
small slice of life. There is little for the viewer to infer what
happens before or after that moment. However, there are
images that need to communicate motion. For example,
you may want to capture a dog running, a train barreling
down the tracks, or trees that are blowing in the wind.
Each of these scenes can come alive within your
photographs if you learn how to convey motion properly.
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Lets assume youre photographing a speeding train
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Most beginning photographers are trained to secure
their cameras. That is, your camera should remain as still
as possible for certain types of shots. By contrast, panning
requires that you move your camera with your subject.
Specifically, youll be matching your subjects rate of
movement and the direction in which it is traveling.
In our train example, assume the man on the bike is
moving from east to west. In that case, youll need to pan
your camera along the same direction, matching the
speed of the bike. The best results occur when you have a
clear view of the moving object and ample room to swivel
your camera along a parallel axis to it.
Panning effectively can be difficult. You can practice and
perfect your technique by photographing athletes who
move quickly (for example, basketball players). Try to
capture their facial expressions while blurring everything
in the background. It will take some time to get it right,
but once you do, the technique can be a valuable addition
to your repertoire.
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Blurring everything produces the best results when the
scene offers bright, contrasting colors or varying shades
on the grayscale. In most cases, capturing motion in this
manner is done purely for artistic purposes.
Another effective method for capturing motion within
your images is chrono photography.
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Photo by monkeyc
Using the continuous shooting feature on your camera,
you can capture a series of shots and join them together
in the post processing stage to create the effect shown
above. A tripod is essential when attempting to shoot
motion using this method.
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FranTracchia ayearago
Hi!I'dliketotakeapicturelikethefirstone(blurred
subject,backgroundonfocus)BUTwithaperson/object
infocusinfrontoftheblurredstuff(cars,mostly).Isit
possible?Maybewithashutterspeedfastenoughtto
freezetheobjectbutnotenoughttofreezedecars?Any
help?Thanks!
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KirstieT>FranTracchia 8monthsago
Thebestoption,leavingthepersonsharpisto
takeoneshotpurelyofthetrafficblurred,then
anotherwiththepersonstandinginfront,usingthe
quickershutterspeed.Thencombinethetwoon
aneditingprogrammelikephotoshoporgimp.
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tiaravaughn 2yearsago
canyoudothisstuffwithafilmcamera??
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Chris>tiaravaughn ayearago
Absolutely!Ideallyyouhavemanualcontrolsover
shutterspeed.Inbrightconditionsyoumayneeda
neutraldensityfiltertogetaslowenoughshutter
formotionblur.Experiment.
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My own attempt:
http://thephotophile.blogspot.se/2012/08/motionblur-another-good-reason-to.html
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Erik Kerstenbeck
Hi
This is a classic example - easy to shoot as
well! Find a Carnival, Stabilize, 3 -5 seconds
and you have got it!
Spin Me Round, Santa Monica, CA:
http://t.co/r8Wtwr6
Regards, Erik
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Hi
Here is another good article
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http://currentphotographer.com/motionblur-photography-by-erik-kerstenbeck/
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Erik Kerstenbeck
Hi
Great article - similar to one I wrote for
CurrentPhotographer Motion Blur
Photography http://cpurl.net/f0VRvB
Here is one of a static train, clouds give
the motion Locomotive Breath:
http://t.co/jXahj46
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wonderful photos.
Aditya
Jessica,
Are you sure that the first flash going off is
actually the 'flash' and not the flash probe
for autofocus? You can confirm this by
switching to manual focus and then trying
out the 2nd curtain flash.
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@ Mandy:
It's pretty easy!
All you need is to have either PhotoShop,
FireWorks, or GIMP.
What you do is open all images (in the
case of the skateboarer above it's 3) as
separate layers in one document. Then,
pick the image with the clearest overall
composure (you can eyeball this) and
designate it as the "base" image. Then
take the the other images (layers) and
using the polygonal lasso tool select the
item of interest (ie the skateboarder).
Then use the "invert selection" tool and
feather the selected area for about 4-7
pixels. Then press delete (not backspace).
Do this for all of your points of interest
and you should be all set!!! (Send me an
email at jcurtis@andover.edu and tell me
how it goes!)
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Jessica,
On the XTi you can set it to shoot with the
rear curtain. Click Menu then find Custom
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