The 6 steps to make amazing panning photography !
Panning photography…
Doesn’t really look like a very welcoming name and to tell you the truth that’s probably the latest one I would click on learning about photography…
That said, as usual, it all start with the emotion you want to share with your viewer. We gonna talk here of course about the technical part of it but the first question is about the reason to use panning in your pictures.
I personally love this technic because it is a creative way to isolate the subject and probably the only way to carry in the same picture focus and motion. When you look at a panning picture you feel the speed and at the same time feel this satisfaction of freezing the time.
Doing that you can trigger a lot of feelings for your viewers : loneliness, speed, happiness, hurry… and for sure you will stand out and get his attention… check my instagram, this picture had an amazing number of likes compared to others just because it feels fore sure much more unique.
Ok so now I guess that you want to do your panning trials ? I’m sure you do. So let’s find your inspiration and I’ll see you in the tech section just bellow for the 6 principles that makes a good panning ( and don’t forget to use the comments to share your tips)
Let’s Talk tech :
I won’t deny that this one is a tricky one where you will have to train a bit but most important is to get the parameters right. Here are the steps :
Put your camera in burst mode 💥
Put your camera on shutter speed priority ( Tv for canon)
Define your shutter speed based on the speed of your subject :
Bicycle : from 1/30s till 1/10s 🚴♀️
Car : from 1/60s till 1/15s 🏎
Focus accurately on your target
Get super stable and get ready
Take photos continuously while following your subject ( like Rambo in his best war scene) 🎇
NB. your depth of field ( the f value) is important as well and the highest the number is the slower your shutter speed has to be. ( f20 -> 1/15s compared to f8-> 1/60s)
Let me know if that works for you ?