Photo techniques

Panning is a technique used in which, when used to capture in an image, the main subject will be clear and sharp against a blurred background. It idea of panning is to follow the subject with your camera as it passes in front of you, and continue following it as you press the shutter, even after the shot is taken. If you pan at the same speed the subject is moving, the subject will appear sharp against a blurred or streaked background. You can do this best by keeping your feet still, and rotating the top of your body as you follow the subject. To make sure your subject will appear sharp, prefocus the camera at a point where you subject will pass. Make sure the background isn’t too light or dark and you are good to go. It may take a couple tries, but panning is a great technique to use.

Stopped action is used to take a photo, mid-motion, in which there appears to be no movement actually in the shot. Usually we know it is taken of an action by the circumstances (such as someone’s leg in the air and a soccer ball above it). Having a very fast shutter speed and anticipating an event or movement achieve stopped action. When the action occurs, the image must be taken with a very fast shutter speed, so that the subject is captured in that small moment in time in which the action is occurring.

Blurred action is used to take a photo of an action in which the action appears blurred because of a slow shutter speed. The image will appear streaked or blurred because the shutter speed is not fast enough to capture the exact moment the action is occurring.