panning photography..need help

[lovish09]

hello friends
as i have seen a lot of panning photographs here so i am also interested in this subject but want to know how to start it....????
so please help me regarding how to do panning photography.
thanks.

[MG_1806]

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[Aryan]

Nice topic of discussion this, Lovish. The basic idea behind panning as a technique is that you pan your camera along with the moving subject and end up getting a sharp subject but a blurred background. This gives the shot a feeling of movement and speed. It’s particularly useful in capturing any fast moving subject whether it be a car, a person who is running, etc.

However, I think objects that are moving side to side are challenging to capture and can result in messy looking shots as the motion blur can be quite erratic. Hence, say, if you know the subject's 'destination', it is much easier to click a shot of him, than otherwise.

[lovish09]

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thanks sir for the approval

Nice topic of discussion this, Lovish. The basic idea behind panning as a technique is that you pan your camera along with the moving subject and end up getting a sharp subject but a blurred background. This gives the shot a feeling of movement and speed. It’s particularly useful in capturing any fast moving subject whether it be a car, a person who is running, etc.

However, I think objects that are moving side to side are challenging to capture and can result in messy looking shots as the motion blur can be quite erratic. Hence, say, if you know the subject's 'destination', it is much easier to click a shot of him, than otherwise.


ok...aryan da thanks a lot for this will try this as soon as possible..

[Devaiah PA]

There are a lot of good people who make such videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzQacE8z1T0

also check out other videos...

[suvo]

Well as Aryan has already stated, its add a sense of movement to the pic. Basically, when u take a panning shots, the subject(say a car or a bike,etc) remains more or less constant(in same position) in respect to the frame, while the background does not. Which results in a sharp subjects and a blurred background.

Try out panning shots, trying it yourself is the best way to learn...:)

[lovish09]

There are a lot of good people who make such videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzQacE8z1T0

also check out other videos...

thanks devaiah....it is a nice video tutorial.

Well as Aryan has already stated, its add a sense of movement to the pic. Basically, when u take a panning shots, the subject(say a car or a bike,etc) remains more or less constant(in same position) in respect to the frame, while the background does not. Which results in a sharp subjects and a blurred background.

Try out panning shots, trying it yourself is the best way to learn...:)


thanks to u too suvo....will try this definitely in a day or 2...

[lovish09]

hi everyone finally have tried some of the panning shots..
please have a look at them..
suggestions welcomed.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_l28CazJ1Nxc/S8IE0OJc-NI/AAAAAAAACVo/eONQrJu55I4/s720/DSC06694.JPG
2.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_l28CazJ1Nxc/S8IE2yoXSZI/AAAAAAAACV0/3hHL2cBL-Sk/s720/DSC06708.JPG

3.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_l28CazJ1Nxc/S8IEyAeWavI/AAAAAAAACVg/zAp24_EXaAQ/s720/DSC06691.JPG

[KrishnenduKes]

hi everyone finally have tried some of the panning shots..
please have a look at them..
suggestions welcomed.

Some basic stuff to say here...

Panning shots are nice if your subject is moving from left to right. If you do not have a choice, well, too bad.

Secondly, your subject is looking at you... does not really make your image superb you see. Looks posed. And to make a posed photography look good is one helluva task.

[Aryan]

One recent attempt at panning, from my end.

http://i44.tinypic.com/73fk9x.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

One recent attempt at panning, from my end.


But of course!!! :D :D But why not left to right?

[Aryan]

But of course!!! :D :D But why not left to right?

No real reason as such, dada. :D And with the 2010 R1, it didn't matter. ;) :D

[lovish09]

Some basic stuff to say here...

Panning shots are nice if your subject is moving from left to right. If you do not have a choice, well, too bad.

Secondly, your subject is looking at you... does not really make your image superb you see. Looks posed. And to make a posed photography look good is one helluva task.


thanx a lot ken da.
will try all these in my next shots....:)

[Aryan]

One photograph from a recent panning shoot.

http://i39.tinypic.com/s28vsx.jpg