| Every time you open a motor sports magazine, you | | | | So when are panning shots used? Well, sports mainly - |
| will see them - the panning shots. Through his skill and | | | | such as running and cycling, as well as motor sports. |
| expertise the photographer has frozen a speeding | | | | But using similar techniques will make your wildlife and |
| vehicle, whilst successfully blurring the background to | | | | nature shots look much more interesting. Birds are |
| capture the sense of motion. This area of photography | | | | excellent subjects. Geese or swans, being somewhat |
| may well be an exciting genre, but if you thought it | | | | slow and lumbering, make surprisingly easy targets |
| required years of training to master, you would be | | | | when panning. A panning shot helps the viewer to |
| mistaken. With just a few digital photography tricks, | | | | appreciate the element of motion, and is therefore far |
| you can soon take panning shots that family and | | | | more powerful than a static shot taken using a super |
| friends would be proud of. | | | | fast shutter speed. |