Time to share you tips and tricks for getting Fantastic Panning photos - or Pan-tastic Photos!
Please post your favorite Pan-tastic Photo and any tips for those who haven't yet given this technique a try!
For me, lower light and wet streets gave great contrast to the bright Taxi cab. Also a busy street and a high angle, I'm on the top step of an outside flight of steps shooting this. It was raining, so I'm protected by an over hang.
The traffic was a little slower on the rainy day, so that helped too and I was able to shoot a series of busses, taxis and police cars because of the great city location.
This is one of my favorites from that rainy day.
Panning basics:
1. Set a slower shutter speed. I like about a 1/3 of a second or longer.
2. "Pan" the subject and press the take photo button. I like to be in motion when I hit the button. You must move the camera at identical speed of the object to get a clear photo.
This was my first "good" shot with my DSLR. I was always just a point-and-shooter, but this one got me exited to learn everything I could about photography. Now, a year later, I have three DSLRs, two 35mm film cameras, and a HUGE stack of books.
@swguevin@cmc1200 Ladies, fun shots! I am curious to know. Is this technique just a matter of focusing on the subject that is moving and they following that subject with your camera and clicking during the time you are focused and moving at the same time? Ihave nto tired this yet.
@shirljess That is exactly the technique. You are ready to pan-away! I added a panning basics into the original post to help clarify for others who have not yet tried it and would like to give it a go!
I find panning from tricky. This one was done while I was holding the bear and spinning in a circle. It guaranteed that I was moving at the same speed as the bear.
@swguevin Thxs, Sheila! I am gong to have get busy and give this one a go! First Cougar home football game this coming weekend, maybe i can try this out on some football action!
@swguevin This was my first attempt last week for my get-pushed challenge. Clearly the cyclist wasn't going fast enough for a good blur in the background, but I enjoyed the process and will work on it some more.
@ptowncook The photo looks very crisp.. Your were spot on with the method. Your shutter speed, however, is a little fast at 1/60th. Try moving to 1/30th or longer.
@geocacheking That horse drawn carriage is fabulous! Now I want one of those too! Going on my wish list of panning photos! Horse drawn carriage - at Christmas!!!
@swguevin Love them! I really like all the blur. I see I'm going to have to try a slower shutter speed (but not with race cars... it was hard enough to keep up with them at 1/200!)
This was my first and only attempt at panning so far. The one thing I had to remember was to set my camera on continuous focus so it adjusted as the subject came closer to me.
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That first one is a variation I haven't seen before. Now we are all going to want to race down a well lit street in a convertible. Vegas anyone???
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This one isn't a great shot but I loved that I caught him up on two wheels. :)