Helix Charter High School20002001200220032004captured Oct 25, 2003 · filled from the nearest capture

Panning Notes

 

MyProProject Suggestions

1. The idea is to stop the action and to blur the background.

2. Move the camera along with the passing action.

3. Use slow shutter speeds like (1/30 or 1/15 of a sec).

4. Focus on a point where the action will pass, then follow the action in, snap the picture when it reaches the point you focused on, and then follow the aciton on by that point. (Do not stop your pan when you snap the picture).

5. Do not have the action too far away from you or the background will not blur as well.

6. People running, biking, skating, skate boarding, motorcycling, moving cars are all good for this.

7. Panning can impart a sense of speed to a fast moving subject which would be lost if the subject's motion was totally frozen.

8. The slower the shutter speed, the more dramatic your final effect will be and the less distinct the subject details will be.

9. On a sunny day you might have to shoot with the meter showing over exposure. You might have to use an aperture of f22.

10. An overcast day might be better to shoot on so that you don't over expose.

11. If you shoot the whole roll on panning and you overexpose the pictures, you might try under developing the film a little.

Copyright ©2002 by Christine Colera.