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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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Reasons To Capture Motion


Beginning photographers have likely seen captivating
photographs that capture motion which theyd like to
duplicate. There are several ways to accomplish this and
each has a slightly different goal. Sometimes, there is a
need to blur certain elements in the image while focusing
sharply on a few subjects in the foreground. Other times,
you may want to freeze or blur everything. The direction
you take depends upon your objective for your
photograph.
A lot of photographers capture motion simply to convey
that an object is moving. But, there are other reasons to
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so. Movement can communicate mood. Trees rustling in

and Shortcuts

the wind suggest serenity while throngs of people on a


busy city block imply harried activity.
You can also use motion to eliminate elements in a scene
that may serve as distractions to the viewer. For example,

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you may want to photograph a person standing on a

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sidewalk corner as cars move behind him. By blurring
had a better
everything but your primary subject (i.e. the man on the
understanding of when
corner), you can eliminate potential distractions and focus you rst started
photography that you
the viewers attention.
know now?

Two Primary Techniques For


Capturing Motion

Aperture
Shutter speed
ISO

The shutter speed that you use while photographing a


scene plays a key role in capturing motion in your image.

The exposure triangle

The faster the shutter speed, the sharper the focus on


your subject. On the other hand, a slower shutter speed

Lenses and optics

will blur a moving object. There are two main approaches


(well discuss a couple of alternatives in a moment).

1. Blurred Subject With


Background In Focus

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against a wall of trees in the background. You can blur the


train while leaving the trees in focus. Doing so would
instantly communicate to the viewer that the train is

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moving quickly. To accomplish this, you would use a slow


shutter speed. (Its also important to use a tripod. That
way, your camera remains steady.) Youll often see this

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technique used in nighttime photographs with car


headlights cutting through the image.

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2. Blurred Background With


Subject In Focus
This second technique keeps your photographs subject in
sharp focus while the background is blurred. Using our
train example, the train would be in focus and the wall of
trees would be blurred, thereby conveying the trains
movement. Similar to the first method, you need to use a
slow shutter speed. However, instead of using a tripod,
youll be panning your camera along the directional path
of your subject.
Panning Explained

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Photo by fabbriciuse
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.

Other Techniques To Capture


Motion
Besides the two main techniques described above, you
can also freeze the entire field of vision or blur everything.
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Freezing the entire scene can give your photographs a


unique look, especially if the objects strongly imply
movement. For example, consider a bird that is flying in
front of a waterfall. Both imply motion to the viewer.
Freezing the entire scene captures that motion in a single
moment and can produce a breathtaking image. You
should use a shutter speed of at least 1/1000th of a
second for this type of shot.

Photo by llimllib
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.

Image by Jolantis

Determine The Proper Shutter


Speed
A lot of novice photographers ask what the proper shutter
speed is, given their objective for their photographs. Every
situation is unique. One speed doesnt suit all
circumstances. To identify the right shutter speed, youll
need to ask yourself a few questions:
1. How fast is your subject moving?
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2. How much distance exists between the camera and


the subject?
3. How much motion do you want your photograph to
convey to the viewer?
The faster the shutter speed, the more frozen and crisplydefined your subject will be. Most cameras today will
allow you to freeze a scene using 1/8000th of a second or
faster. That being said, the numbers only serve as a rough
guideline. Youll need to experiment with different shutter
speeds in a variety of situations.

Potential Issue: Excess Light


When you slow your shutter speed to blur elements in
your image, theres a chance that too much light will enter
and impact your photograph. Its a common problem, but
there are a couple of ways to resolve it. First, check the
aperture on your camera. The larger it is, the more likely
excess light will enter. Try adjusting the settings to reduce
its size. Second, review the setting of your ISO. When it is
set high, the image sensor in your camera may be overlysensitive to light. This can create unwanted noise in your
image.

Mastering The Art Of Motion


Capture
Like other photography skills, becoming proficient at
capturing motion requires practice and experience. Youll
need to spend time learning how shutter speeds will
impact the quality of your images. Even if youre just
setting your camera on its tripod, timing a perfect shot of
a fast-moving object can be difficult. In the end, capturing
motion in your photography is part technique and part
art. Fortunately, with practice, you can master it.

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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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canyoudothisstuffwithafilmcamera??
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Chris>tiaravaughn ayearago

Absolutely!Ideallyyouhavemanualcontrolsover
shutterspeed.Inbrightconditionsyoumayneeda
neutraldensityfiltertogetaslowenoughshutter
formotionblur.Experiment.
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Rikki Hatfield

September 28, 2013 09:48

am

Great article! Thanks for sharing awesome


tips and inspiring your readers to get out
there and try it!
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Dikki

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July 25, 2013 03:09 am

I am just learning how to use the different


aspects of my Nikon Digital SLR and oh my
it is so overwhelming. I want to know it all
now and i know that is not even remotely
possible. Trouble is i have learning issues
and i know more and read something and
it's forgotten 3 minutes later. So
frustrating. Anyway, i just want to say how
much i truly appreciate your generosity of
your time and knowledge on here. Thank
you for the opportunity to learn. I would
love to take a class but for one thing i
couldn't afford to and for another i am
just afraid with my learning issues i would
never be able to keep up. Anyway, thank
you so very much! Have a great day!

alfred

May 12, 2013 07:33 pm

Your tips are top notch. It really helps me


to learn new skill in photography.

Nguyen

February 14, 2013 08:39 pm

I love all your posts. I tried many similar


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websites but yours is the best. The way


you explain makes it so easy to get the
idea. Thanks so much!

Lanthus Clark

August 25, 2012 11:41 pm

My own attempt:
http://thephotophile.blogspot.se/2012/08/motionblur-another-good-reason-to.html

Robin | Photography Backdrops

March

29, 2012 06:31 pm

Capturing in motion needed to have some


skills on how to capture it correctly with
sense of creativity.

Jack

August 5, 2011 03:15 pm

Fantastic blog. I just wanted to say thanks


for your work!

Brandon Lopez

May 7, 2011 03:34 am

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I really like this topic, at my site


http://clickitphoto.net/2011/04/21/rulebooktime-shutter-speed/ I have some info on
motion blur and shutter speed as well

Alex

April 25, 2011 07:00 pm

Can anyone tell me how the muti frame


picture of the lady on the beach is created
?
If I use the sports feature on my camera it
will give several pictures of the subject,
but how is this done that they are all on
the one image ?.
A similar question came up in my mind
whilst watching Sky Arts 1 on a series
about the New York photographer Bob
Gruen. He has a famous picture of Tina
Turner that has her moving on stage with
5 different images of her as she moves,
but all on the one image. My question is
that if it was a long shutter speed surely it
would show a blurred image of her rather
than 5 images on the one photo ?
Hope someone can help.
Thanks.
Alex

John

April 22, 2011 03:26 am

Good article and stunning photos. Thanks


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Darren.

shelley

April 21, 2011 11:04 am

GREAT writing, so very informational!


Could you put the settings you used with
the photos to provide a baseline? Thanks.

Paul

April 20, 2011 01:38 am

Good article, thanks. I loved the photo of


the lady stood in front of the train.

Tapas Mallick

April 18, 2011 11:01 pm

Could you please discuss on Chrono


Photography and how to process them in
Photoshop in coming article ?
Thanks in Advance,
Tapas Mallick

MacMorre

April 17, 2011 08:59 pm

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My attempt a couple of years ago...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/29834156@N07/5621489611/

Chris

April 17, 2011 08:56 pm

Another great post! I learn so much from


your writing. Thanks.
Chris

MacMorre

April 17, 2011 08:56 pm

My attempt a couple of years ago..:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/29834156@N07/5621489611/
[eimg
link='http://www.flickr.com/photos/29834156@N07/5621489611/'
title='Porsche Turbo @ Puerto Banus'
url='http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5621489611_cdfc8c5276.jpg']

Singapore Wedding

April 17, 2011 02:12

pm

I find Panning particularly difficult in


games like basketball. It's much easier in
athletics where U can predict where the
athelete is moving towards.
Even after years of trying, I can barely say
I'm good at it.
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shadi

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April 17, 2011 12:33 am

wat is post processing stage ?

ramai

April 16, 2011 06:48 pm

BIG THANKS!!!!

priyanka

April 16, 2011 06:20 pm

Can someone guide me on proper lens for


a motion photography? I have been trying
with 50mm f1.8, but the result is not
impressive.

luis e gomez

April 16, 2011 11:04 am

Todo el blog tiene una fotografia con


efectos especiales... sobre todo
movimiento. felicitaciones

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MacMorre

April 16, 2011 08:30 am

I made this shot 2,5 years ago, but it still


remains one of my favorites..
[eimg
link='http://www.flickr.com/photos/29834156@N07/5621489611/'
title='Porsche Turbo @ Puerto Banus'
url='http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5621489611_cdfc8c5276.jpg']

PriyankaP.

April 16, 2011 06:58 am

This article is very useful! Thank you!

kate si

April 16, 2011 04:42 am

I do panning because I don't have the lens


to properly photo roller derby with crystal
clarity. I really really want a 24-70 f/2.8. It's
easy to get the hang of but kind of
annoying to have to do almost all your
shots like that.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/katesi/5417542407/in/photostream

Gary

April 15, 2011 11:49 pm

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Don't forget image stabilization. It's going


to fight your motion....

thijs

April 15, 2011 10:36 pm

what focus setting (on a Canon DSLR)


should you use for panning. I obviously
have the wrong one, as the focus is set
while the subject is still far away, and as it
comes closer and I swivel with it, the
subject obviously moves out of focus.
thanks for your help!

Kenn Haase

April 15, 2011 05:18 pm

All this information is wonderful, but how


about some help and guidelines to use
with a digital point and shoot camera. Is
there any way we can capture some of this
stuff?

Naveen Deshpande

April 15, 2011 02:29

pm

Nice descriptions with some


terminologies. Good to know these
techniques.
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anaellisse

April 15, 2011 12:30 pm

wow this is so awesome came right on


time just learned this at school and i have
to take some photos with fast and slow
shutter speed

Erik Kerstenbeck

April 15, 2011 12:07 pm

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

AAHernal

April 15, 2011 11:17 am

this is a great article...thanks for sharing!

Nicole

April 15, 2011 09:38 am

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Can you please let me know what


technique you used for the close up of the
skateboard (the first picture)?

sey

April 15, 2011 07:38 am

Panning is also fun if you're the one


moving, eg out of a train or car. Find a
point of interest to keep in focus and have
everything else blurred according to their
distance to the focal point. It looks..
different. ^^

cderalw

April 15, 2011 06:07 am

Setting the flash sync to fire at the end of


the exposure is called "Rear Curtain Sync"
and you should be able to set it from the
custom functions menu. Set Shutter
Curtain Sync to second curtain snyc. On
the XTi it should be custom function #9.
You'll find it amongst the menu settings.

Martin Soler HDR Photography

April 15,

2011 05:49 am

Thanks for the great article. am definitely


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bookmarking it. My biggest problem is


with panning and getting the sync of the
speeds just right. I guess that just comes
with practice.
I did a pretty nice (if I may say so myself)
HDR photo with the car lights motion, but I
guess that is the easiest type of motion
photo.
HDR photo Paris - Light streaks

JesseAdams

April 15, 2011 05:35 am

Great article with some great examples. I


especially like the shot of the woman
standing in front of the moving train.
Here is an example of one of my favourite
panning shots I took while in Paris.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26431673@N04/3742626071/in/set72157621631439963

Denver

April 15, 2011 04:17 am

I highly encourage anyone who is


interested in capturing motion to attend
motorsports events as it gives you lots of
opportunity to practice almost every type
of motion photo. For the IndyGP race last
summer, I struggled a bit during the first
day of practice but by the second day and
race day, I was dialed in pretty good:
http://bit.ly/i3tjNZ
I worked specifically on selective focus
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(honing in on the riders' helmets) while


panning as the motos were leaning into
curves and getting on the gas on Indy's
short/back straightaway.
[eimg
url='http://sfdenverlv.smugmug.com/Other/2010Indianapolis-GP/ShoyaTomizawa/996028213_ege4k-M.jpg'
title='996028213_ege4k-M.jpg']

Carolyn Chentnik

April 15, 2011 02:44 am

Thanks for the article!


Here's my try:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?

fbid=204487892902374&set=a.174879819196515.40455.170070809677416&type=1&theate

Erik

April 15, 2011 02:23 am

This is a different technique....static train,


moving clouds generate the motion blurr
"Locomotive Breath" http://t.co/jXahj46

Erik

April 15, 2011 02:21 am

Hi
Here is another good article
http://digitalphotographyschool.com/abeginnerstocapturingmotioninyourphotography/

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http://currentphotographer.com/motionblur-photography-by-erik-kerstenbeck/

Maik-T. ebenik

April 15, 2011 01:12 am

Motion - especially combined with lights in


the dark - is one of the topics that amazes
me the most in photography! Here are two
examples:
Hotel Victor on the Ocean Drive in Miami
Beach:
http://photographr.net/wordpress/?p=317
I actually wanted to capture the nice
architecture and lighting of the building,
but due to the traffic cars were always
passing by. Well, doesn't look bad, does it?
;-)
The next one is from my hometown
Bielefeld in Germany:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photographrdotnet/5178851097/in/set72157625393366428
I took this photo from a bridge above a
local highway. What I like about it: it was
just the perfect timing. The sky with clouds
was still visible, but the cars already made
long and beautiful light trails.

Sarah

April 15, 2011 01:09 am

Great article but would be so much easier


to follow if your examples were consistent
with the images you are showing vs. going
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back to the 'train' example. In a few places


I think you actually got mixed up even. You
talk about the train and the bike in the
same place.

scott

April 15, 2011 12:24 am

Repost of a great article, motion is so


often overlooked yet so effective.
A set of motion photos from Europe:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lendog64/sets/72157626496640100/

Erik Kerstenbeck

April 15, 2011 12:19 am

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

Debra Groth

December 14, 2010 05:55 am

great site. I will share with my students as


a good resource

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September 20, 2010 02:54 am

Very helpful. I play a lot with conveying


motion.

Ashvin Patel

August 13, 2010 09:43 pm

Very interesting article.I think that I am too


late to visit here. Though I shoot blur
photos but I learned here something
more.I can not explain much.
Thank you
Ashvin

chris dyson

June 22, 2010 09:51 pm

After reading about long exposure


shooting on your site, i went out and
experimented with some interesting
results last Friday night. i have posted the
results on TREKEARTH under CPD66 the
baltic four mill, if anyone is interested in
looking at it.
thanks very much for the pointers as this
has now opened up a new area of
photography for me, i love the
information available that is to people,
and the generosity of those how supply it.
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kind regards
chris

Rekha

April 17, 2010 06:29 am

Love this post...!!


Will be awesome for weekend
Assignments..!!
:)

Joe Ndzulo

April 10, 2010 08:17 pm

Great tips there. However, I wonder if it's


possible to have such results (capturing
motion) when using a Sony DCS-W30
digital camera.

Jared Polin

April 10, 2010 07:53 am

Great tips in this article!! i sometimes find


myself getting stuck in just freezing the
action and not thinking outside the box. I
primarily capture people doing everything
from weddings to touring with bands.
From time to time i play around with
dragging the shutter and definitely need
to work at it more to keep my images from
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being stale.
Great work everyone!!!
Jared Polin

Liver Treatment

April 7, 2010 10:42 pm

I looked up some tips but failed to use a


tripod as most posts didnt specify one.

ALT Designs Blog

March 5, 2010 02:06 pm

I'm going to make this my personal


assignment for the week. I have tried the
second technique many times hoping to
get the moving subject in focus and the
rest blurred, never been very successful
but practice and practice some more and
hope to accomplish... thx for the tips.

alistair

December 17, 2009 08:28 pm

dude. these photo's are sick.


to jessica. i have the same problem with
rear (or second) curtain sync.
my flash flashes at both beggining and
end. i dont have a rebel, i have 30d.
reasonable similar.
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thanx for the tips broseph

Gina

October 24, 2009 03:26 am

Thank you so much. I had missed my


Photo101 class and our assignment was
capturing motion, this helped me clear up
so much confusion. Thanks!

Jason

September 14, 2009 01:46 am

This is great tutorial on motion


photography. It helped quite a bit with a
project I'm working on. Thanks very much.

Daniela Davis

August 26, 2009 08:58 am

What a fantastic lesson on motion


photography. Mastering my camera has
been a challenge, and I'm still not quite
there yet, but things are just starting to
"click" for me. I absolutely love this
website and find the lessons invaluable.

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August 6, 2009 05:32 am

2. Blurred Background With Subject In


Focus
-i used to take a pic of myself with my
camera phone while spinning on a swivel
chair- try it guys just to see hw it works

jackieburkhard

May 24, 2009 03:09 am

Keep up the good work. Look forward to


reading more from you in the future.

Nick Karvounis

May 6, 2009 09:05 am

I would really like to try the Blurred


Background With Subject In Focus. It
sounds pretty hard but the result must be
all worth it!

WILL07

January 23, 2009 02:12 pm

A very helpful tips for a beginner like me.


I'm using a d50 nikon dslr with 18-70mm
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kit lens. I would like to purchase another


lens with low light capability, which is not
that expensive. I like shooting nature,
landscape, portraite, sport and school
indoor activities for my kids. Could you
give me an advise for which lens is good to
purchase. thanks.

Jules @ Lovely Las Vegas

January 23,

2009 05:10 am

Sweet! Love it. Gotta try it. Again,


sometimes (rarely) this effect happened
for me and I thought it was tres cool... but
I had no clue how to replicate it.

FPM

January 20, 2009 06:07 pm

I used to be a homeless rodeo clown but


now I am a world class magician !

kenny

January 20, 2009 04:25 pm

nice blog... just learned how to shot well..


really learn a lots.
thanks,
kenny
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steve smith

January 8, 2009 10:44 pm

I just love your weblog! Very nice post!


Actually you can do many thing to imporve
it.

john blac

January 6, 2009 06:47 pm

Generally Ido not post on blogs, but I


would like to say that this post really
forced me to do so! really nice post.

Emily

December 16, 2008 04:39 am

Thankyou! Wonderful article for the


beginner... me! I took notes so that I can
have them with me when I'm out shooting
;)

Matthew

December 12, 2008 07:56 am

Great article - enjoyed the variations.


One of my personal favs. Stood over my
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brothers shoulder with a longer shutter.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/blonboy/2290056099/

Marco Nedermeijer

November 20, 2008

06:06 am

My Ultimate motion photo:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnedermeijer/175269463/in/set72157605119375828/

Jen

November 19, 2008 05:33 pm

Great timing, we have a comp at the local


club with 'dreaming' as the theme, how
good is this information
thanks

Qoph

November 19, 2008 06:20 am

I can't believe you failed to mention


neutral density filters for reducing the
amount of light coming in, under the
heading "Potential Issue: Excess Light". ND
and GND filters can be quite useful. Not to
knock the article; it's a great posting.
I'd also like to add zooming, which I don't
think I saw mentioned. Another very
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unique blur effect to enhance feelings of


movement. At a relatively slow shutter
speed, zoom in or out while the shutter is
open. That's the basic premise. Results are
something like this http://blogs.reuters.com/wpcontent/uploads/2007/02/Zoom%20%20Low%20Res.jpg Although that photo
hasn't much to do with lightning
movement per se, the same effect can be
used with something that does move fast
to build upon that notion. On the search
for examples, I ran across this. I hope the
moderators don't mind if I include a link to
another article. It explains the technique
in detail and gives it a name.
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Creativezoom-bursts

sfj

November 18, 2008 09:49 pm

All of this information is great for those


folks who don't have vision impairment.
Although my Nikon has a diopter, it just
isn't enough for me to use my camera in
the manual mode.
Because of this, I manipulate most of my
photos in PhotoShop.
It's 'cheating' in a way but it's all I can do
for now. The flip side is, I have taught
myself a great deal about PhotoShop and
am learning more all the time.
I envy all of you who use just your camera
to achieve such marvelous images without
the aide of imaging software. YOU are the
professionals! Thanks for sharing your
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wonderful photos.

Aditya

November 15, 2008 11:39 am

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.

Al Sherbin

November 15, 2008 02:12 am

Blurred Background With Subject In Focus,


I was just reading about this a couple of
weeks ago and one of the tips that was
mentioned is to turn from the hips/waist. I
tend to turn my shoulders. It was also
mentioned that, "You'll be lucky to get one
useable shot out of ten-twenty." so take
many pictures until you get one that
works.

juan herbert

November 15, 2008 01:17 am

great.....it's good to informed by u...can't


wait to practice it...thx a lot.:)
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Desmond Deary

November 14, 2008 09:22

pm

Hey all this i a great post I love slow


shutter speeds. I was at an air show not so
long ago and I learned a very simple thing
that can help with panning. Keep both
eyes open one on your subject and one
through your view finder. I could never
pan properly because when the shutter
opened I couldn't see my subject anymore
until it closed again, by which time my
subject was either a blur or completely out
of the frame. Maybe I was just being
dumb, but I'm sure this may help
someone

pao

November 13, 2008 02:01 pm

thank you for the great tips. i can't wait to


try these out on my future photos.

Jessica

November 13, 2008 05:22 am

I was just playing around with the 2nd


curtain, and I noticed that the (internal)
flash goes off at the beginning AND the
end. Is there a way to set it to it only goes
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off at the end?

creative279

November 13, 2008 05:17 am

Good article with very informative tips.


Thanks good work

Jessica

November 13, 2008 05:14 am

Thanks for the tips. I found the custom


function. I guess I need to use my trip as
well, to get a better effect and prevent
blurring

Martintoy

November 13, 2008 03:36 am

Wow nice post, It really help with my next


pix,
Gracias!
Martin

Jared

November 12, 2008 01:04 pm

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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!)

allan

November 12, 2008 12:15 pm

also... you can just cut and paste one pic


on top of the other..just make sure that
you align everything.

allan

November 12, 2008 12:12 pm

here's a really detailed instruction... from


another forum:
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the.net/forum/showpost.php?
p=3372332&postcount=11

Rockaroo

November 12, 2008 11:41 am

Great post! I love how simple the


information is laid out. Last weekend I
tried taking some shots of a band in a very
low lit atmosphere and they moved
around a lot and I found myself very
frustrated as all the pictures came out
blurry. I looked up some tips but failed to
use a tripod as most posts didn't specify
one.

Mandy

November 12, 2008 07:50 am

I like the effect you get with 'chrono


photography' but I'd like to know more
about the post processing side of that
technique... any offers!

Peter Carey

November 12, 2008 03:40 am

Jessica,
On the XTi you can set it to shoot with the
rear curtain. Click Menu then find Custom
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Functions. It'll be Custom Function #9.


You'll want to set it to second curtain.
That should do it!

Aditya

November 12, 2008 03:03 am

@Jessica First off, I think you need to be in


Av, Tv, or M modes to have manual control
of the flash. Once you're in one of these
three, go to Menu -> Flash settings, and
select something that says 'rear curtain' or
'second curtain' sync.

will

November 12, 2008 02:17 am

Great article... very comprehensive.


Panning is a technique that I like a lot but
it does take practice! Here's one of my
favorite panning shots:
http://www.willbl.com/2006/08/chickenrun/
There are also some great motion photos
here:
http://www.earthshots.org/photos/motion/

Scott Fillmer

November 12, 2008 01:55 am

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great how-to on shooting motion, a


technique that is not the easiest to do...
well... but makes for some great dramatic
images, thanks for the how-to.

Jessica

November 12, 2008 01:24 am

I want to learn how to make the flash go


off at the end of a long exposure, to
capture motion while holding the camera
still, in a dark environment.
Do you need an external flash for this? (I
have a Rebel XTi) I just ordered an external
flash, but don't know how to set it to go
off at the end vs the beginning.

Nuno Alexandre

November 12, 2008 12:15

am

Wonderfull post, thanks for sharing your


indsight into this subject.

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