How to photograph moving subject with panning
Panning is a technique you use when photographing moving subjects. While holding down to your shutter half way, you pan along with your subject at the same speed and go full shutter . This will in result, give you a photo that looks something like this below.
Getting a great panning shot is not something you will master in one go - it takes practice. But the most important things are using the right shutter speed and panning at the right speed with your subject. This way you will be able to capture action packed images.
Set up your tripod and swivel your camera left and right. See how you'd actually take a shot and see if you like the height and the angle.
Set the ISO to auto and use higher aperture. Change your auto-focus (AF) to auto-focus continuous (AF-C) so it focuses the moving subject better. Lastly, photograph with multi-shot so you can take multiple shots as the subject is moving.
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Getting a great panning shot is not something you will master in one go - it takes practice. But the most important things are using the right shutter speed and panning at the right speed with your subject. This way you will be able to capture action packed images.
Find a perfect spot
First you'd need to find a location where you see a lot of traffic. I mean, any kind of traffic whether there is a lot of cars, people, animal or even sporting event. Like I mentioned earlier, it will be difficult to get a nice shot in one go, especially if you're a beginner. So make sure there are a lot of things around you moving around. And of course find a safe location.Set up your tripod and swivel your camera left and right. See how you'd actually take a shot and see if you like the height and the angle.
Camera Setting
The correct answer for the shutter speed setting is to set it depending on how fast your subject is, because otherwise it will be difficult to capture that desired look. However, if you're not even sure where to start, i normally follow this formula; 1/focal length. If I'm using a 15mm focal lens, I start with 1/15 sec and if I use 50mm lens, I start with 1/60 sec.Set the ISO to auto and use higher aperture. Change your auto-focus (AF) to auto-focus continuous (AF-C) so it focuses the moving subject better. Lastly, photograph with multi-shot so you can take multiple shots as the subject is moving.
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