If you’re new to photography, have you ever wonder how to achieve a shot where the moving subject is in focus while the background is blurred? Have you ever envy photographers who may formulate such images?
This technique is commonly known as Panning and may be achieved easily with enough practices. A SLR camera is preferent for panning shots due to its capacity to achieve fast reaction. DSLR is taking up the consumer part speedily with its price being highly competitory too. DSLR being digital in nature, is very welcomed lately particularly when buyers are becoming more IT savvy. Images may be downloaded into computers which make adjustment posing no difficulty as compared to the past. And not to forget, films which is now replaced by memory cards for DSLR makes photography relatively low-cost!
Panning shots is commonly employed in sports like motorbike racing, treking, cycling and many more. This technique concede the photographs to tell a story to the viewers. Spectators may easily be grateful for that the subject of interest is in movement and thus making the photograph more attractive and finish, as compared to a freeze moment due to the result of fast shutter speed.
To formulate a panning shot, you would does unquestionably require a subject of interest, like most photography requisite. This subject preferably had better be moving across your camera from left to right or vice versa. Panning shots are going to be rather out of the question if the subject of interest is moving inwards or away fromyour camera.
The background is commended to be colorful so as to make the photograph more enchanting when blurred.
The following are the settings for your camera and the procedures for Panning shots:
Step 1: Set your camera to Shutter Priority mode,
Step 2: Set your shutter speed with its denominator value smaller then your lens focal length. I will suggest to set the shutter speed to 1/15 sec. With this setting, you’re on purpose achieving "camera shake" which is your main motive in panning shots,
Step 3: Set your camera to "Continuous Shoot" mode. This will concede you to get a few shots at one time so as to achieve higher "probability of hit".
Step 4: Set your camera to "AF-C" mode,
Step 5: As the main subject is moving across your camera, speedily focus on the subject and shoot. As your camera is set to "Continuous Shoot" mode, hold on to your shutter while moving your camera along with your main subject, making sure that the main subject is at all times in the middle of your viewfinder.
There you go! You have just employed the technique of panning. Panning needs vast practice and you are going to be considered lucky if you’re competent to get 5 good shots out of 30 tries. Do not forget the good old days where SLR cameras are using film? Imagine how much funds you must spend on films to get leastwise 10 great panning shots! Do not forget we are considered much lucky now as SLR cameras go digital.
You may farther beautify the photographs by doing numerous adjustment in Photoshop or other photo editing software. You may choose to carry out numerous cropping of the photographs such that the main subject is position at the golden rule for photography, the "Rule of Thirds". With this, the photographs are competent to tell the spectator the complete story and thus making the photographs more enchanting and eye catching!
Do not forget, you does unquestionably require a lot of practice for panning shots and do not be discouraged if you failed for the firstborn few times. With enough practice, I am sure you can accomplish what you aim for!
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