Not all photos should look sharp and blur photos are also not necessarily ugly. When we want to show how dynamic a subject photo is, we can blur intentionally to show the movement and speed of the subject. When we take pictures of a motor panning, people will know the motor is moving.
There are three ways to show movement in a photograph: panning, exploiting long exposure and zooming techniques. Let's review one by one:
1. Panning
Panning technique is when we take pictures while moving the camera to follow the direction of the subject movement. The subjects that we follow will look quite sharp while the surrounding environment will look blur sehinnga bring the impression motion (movement).
- Set the camera in shutter priority mode
- How many seconds exposure is used determined by the speed of the subject, photographing jogging panning for example takes 1/20 seconds while racing cars can be 1/100 second
- Anticipate the subject's focus point then use manual focus
- How to move the lens must be as soft as possible to follow the subject's movements, and the direction is only horizontal, so the panning image is still good to see (unless you want to)
- Do not be too crop tight on the camera, later the subject even cut off. Love space for subject movement, crop in photoshop later
- Exercise holds the key, trial and error is sometimes our best friend.
2. Long Exposure
Long exposure photos are generated when we shoot with slow shutter speed. Long exposure requires an exposure time that usually falls within 1/10 seconds or slower.
When shooting long exposure we need a strong tripod, remote shutter to avoid shakes and takes time. Time is needed to repeat if we are not satisfied.
Long exposure does not merely mean taking pictures at night. Taking pictures of waterfalls, seas or rivers during the day with moving water (and moving clouds) to look like cotton fibers also includes long exposure. So also photo bulb, star trail, light trail, light painting and so on. Essentially we need a long exposure time, so that moving objects look blurry.
Belfot will create an article about long exposure in more detail (about light trail here, while about light painting here). For now, here are some examples of long exposure photos:
Long exposure photos are generated when we shoot with slow shutter speed. Long exposure requires an exposure time that usually falls within 1/10 seconds or slower.
When shooting long exposure we need a strong tripod, remote shutter to avoid shakes and takes time. Time is needed to repeat if we are not satisfied.
Long exposure does not merely mean taking pictures at night. Taking pictures of waterfalls, seas or rivers during the day with moving water (and moving clouds) to look like cotton fibers also includes long exposure. So also photo bulb, star trail, light trail, light painting and so on. Essentially we need a long exposure time, so that moving objects look blurry.
Belfot will create an article about long exposure in more detail (about light trail here, while about light painting here). For now, here are some examples of long exposure photos:
3. Zoom Blur
The third way is to try the zooming technique with the lens to show the movement of the subject. This technique of course can only be done with a zoom lens (further with a zoom lens).
The zoom blur technique or so-called zoom burst is further discussed here. Here are some examples of zoom blur photos:
The third way is to try the zooming technique with the lens to show the movement of the subject. This technique of course can only be done with a zoom lens (further with a zoom lens).
The zoom blur technique or so-called zoom burst is further discussed here. Here are some examples of zoom blur photos:
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