BEFORE YOU GO OUT...YOUR CAMERA SHOULD BE ON SHUTTER SPEED SETTING WHICH IS (S) ON THE DIAL, as well as YOUR LENS SHOULD BE ON MANUAL (M)
Ghosting/ Motion Blur
We spend a lot of time trying to capture that perfect, clean, crisp shot of our subject. This is great. You need to be able to do that. However, sometimes it can be fun to break some rules on purpose.
We are going to experiment with Long Exposures and intentionally creating “ghosts” and “motion blur” in our photos.
The trick here is choosing an aperture and shutter speed that will give your subject enough time to move around while still maintaining a good exposure and composition.
Remember the longer your shutter is open, the more light is allowed in. So, when we leave the shutter open for a long time (so that we can capture motion) we also run the risk of overexposing the photo. You also have to consider your composition; if your subject is moving, where will they be in the frame? There isn’t really a formula for this because different lighting situations will call for different settings. You will have to experiment.
The idea is to have a crisp background with a “ghosted” subject.
Ghosting/ Motion Blur
We spend a lot of time trying to capture that perfect, clean, crisp shot of our subject. This is great. You need to be able to do that. However, sometimes it can be fun to break some rules on purpose.
We are going to experiment with Long Exposures and intentionally creating “ghosts” and “motion blur” in our photos.
The trick here is choosing an aperture and shutter speed that will give your subject enough time to move around while still maintaining a good exposure and composition.
Remember the longer your shutter is open, the more light is allowed in. So, when we leave the shutter open for a long time (so that we can capture motion) we also run the risk of overexposing the photo. You also have to consider your composition; if your subject is moving, where will they be in the frame? There isn’t really a formula for this because different lighting situations will call for different settings. You will have to experiment.
The idea is to have a crisp background with a “ghosted” subject.
Things to consider . . .
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO . . .
- In order for this to work, you will need a tripod and at least part of the image must remain still. Otherwise, the whole image will be blurry, which isn’t our goal.
- The longer your subject stays still in one place, the clearer they will appear.
- Slower movement will create “trails”.
- Will work best in low light (at least with the equipment we have)
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO . . .
- Explore! The best way to get a great example of this technique is trial and error. Take lots of photos using different techniques.
- You will be submitting 5 images – EACH HAVE TO BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT