Panning - Motion Feel

Panning is a photographic technique used to capture the effect movement of the object. Commonly used for sports photography. With the swing that follows the movement of the rotating object, we can capture the object and make the background blur that makes us feel the movement of the object.

These tips and terms
Tv or S mode, or shutter priority, where we manually set the speed of the shutter, and the camera will automatically adjust the aperture.

Setting the AF or AI Servo Auto Focus or C (Continues Focus) (the term may be different on different cameras)

Setting Speed ​​No exact formula for this, depending on the habits and movements of the object itself. There are comfortable with high speed is more accustomed to the lower kecepetan. Advantage at high speed (1/60) is the risk of blur on the opposite axis of the direction of panning (eg, panning direction is horizontal, then the opposite direction is vertical) can be reduced.

Swing, after all prepared, do swing to follow the movement of the object and click, capture your object.

Tripod or monopod, use this tool to get more clear on the object. When using a tripod, make sure the tripod has a head with the facility to lock the horizontal axis.

Tips Lens, you can use any type of lens. To note, when using a zoom lens, a little movement can cause motion blur on objects. In addition, when the autofocus of the lens is slow, do prefocusing at the location where you want to catch the object, before you shoot the object.

Tips Location, avoid high backlight, use the location of a rich background colors to add more motion effects.

Tips on practicing, use the first large object, like a car to practice swing.