hey guys,
I just published a new Motion Photography Techniques Tutorial and I wanted to share it with you:
http://dremer.org/articles/motion-photogra...aring-freezing/
Full list of tutorials & tips is available in: http://dremer.org/articles/
Would be great to hear your comments & suggestions..
Nir
Here you go:
"Car / Motorcycle race @ 150mm and F/4.0: 1/150 - 1/300 of a second."
I would explain why there can be a wide difference in shutter speeds. This depends on three factors: (1) how far away from the subject you are (which includes how close you are getting using a zoom), (2) What angle you are capturing the image, and (3) how fast the subject is traveling. For instance, a subject coming 20 degrees on at 300 yards and a 150mm lens at 200 MPH must be shot with a much slower speed than 1/150th. And I would mention that as a subject becomes closer to 90 degrees to the photographer, as when rounding a corner, the faster a shutter speed will be needed.
"Remember that the camera movement axis should only be in the object movement in order receive sharp result."
Also, the photographer should wind up in the direction from which the subject is coming, and when unwound should be standing in a normal position, legs and arms and torso. So you would stand with your torso facing at an angle away from the origin of the subject, then twist the torso to match that of the subject's vector. Then, as the photographer pans she slowly unwinds into a natural position, which is much smoother than the other way around.
Categories were nice and the smearing part was good as well. Good tutorial all around.
