Panning is an interesting art of photography. It has been there since ages but it still excites many photographers. It gives the right feel of motion to your pictures. Best for sports and motion photography.
Panning basically means you click the picture of a moving subject while you move your camera with the subject. You get the subject clear but the background is blurred. Allow me to tell you how.
- Set your camera on a slow shutter speed like 1/40 or 1/30. You need the slow shutter speed as you need the blurred background.
- Stand on the side of the road (best place to practice with the moving traffic). Decide on a point in the middle of the road, in front of you, where you adjust your focus.
- Select a motorist or a car and keeping it in your view you move with it. The moment you reach the point where you have set the focus, shoot your picture but keep moving with the subject.
This needs a lot of practice, but it gets more exciting as you get better and better.
Keep clicking and post your comments about the experience. I’m sure this is a first for many.
Photo by wvs
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So that is what motion photography is called: panning. I love how photographers are able to capture a moving object. That I’m sure is something everyone would be practicing for if they want to ace it.
Now I know how they do such cinematic effects. It makes the viewers feel that they are in the scene of the shot.
I never knew what panning is in photography not until I read your post. This will help a lot of new/amateurs in the photography business.