The Flash Book

Pan Blur and Freeze Effect

If you’re shooting action sports, like this snowboarder (or even just your kid on a bike or skateboard), and you want to add a motion effect, so the background has a motion blur, but your subject is crisp and frozen, here’s what ya do: First, you’ve probably figured by now, to get that motion, you’re going to use a slow shutter speed. If your subject is moving quickly (like on a bike or they’re jumping over hurdles on a track), start around 1/10 of a second. You’re basically trying to match the speed of the shutter to the speed of your subject. Next, set your f-stop using the meter inside your viewfinder and raise your ...