Lesson 8. Learn to Pan
Once you’ve started playing with slower shutter speeds, it’s time to harness some of the possibilities. If the open shutter allows elements moving in relation to the camera to blur, then moving the camera at the same speed as a moving object will cause the moving subject to remain sharp while blurring the background. Getting good at panning isn’t easy, but it’s a great technique to have in your toolbox, as it lends greater energy to a scene.
Fuji XE-1, 18mm, 1/15 @ f/8, ISO 1600Like the images in the previous lesson, these were made at 1/15 of a second, but this time the camera moved with the waiters, giving a sense of ...
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