How do i do this?

yoggieb · 26th June 2004

Hi,

I am wondering how can i shoot a car which stationary but the background is blurred, causing the car to seem as if it is moving. Otherwise, can i do it in photoshop?

Thanks.

ckiang · 26th June 2004

Something like this?

Basically use a lowish shutter speed e.g. 1/30-1/60, and follow/track the subject, hit the shutter button, and continue tracking. You need a lot of experiments/practice to get it right.

Regards
CK

drummercow · 26th June 2004

Originally Posted by ckiang

Something like this?

Basically use a lowish shutter speed e.g. 1/30-1/60, and follow/track the subject, hit the shutter button, and continue tracking. You need a lot of experiments/practice to get it right.

Regards
CK

Whoah... thats pro...

yoggieb, try switching on your AI Servo mode of AF if youre camera has one... so that if the focal distance changes, the subject will remain in focus..

the cheat way of course, like u pointed out is to use PS... lasoo your subject and layer mask it on a new layer... Then use the motion blur filter to blur out the back... but make sure the plane of blurring is in the direction of movement u want to make... a good eg of an image done this was is in one of the Dream car asia 2004 threads... he made the displayed car look like it was movin..=P

yoggieb · 27th June 2004

Thanks alot guy.

Ektar25 - Thanks for the link.

ckiang - Thanks for the tip.

drummercow - I dunnoe if my 707 has the AI servo but i will still give it a try.

lytefunk · 27th June 2004

You don't need continous AF... What I did last time on my prosumer is you use manual focus on the approximate distance of the object (try to put it at 3-7m)

Since you're shooting almost perpendicular, the focussing distance shouldn't change much..

In this way, you can minimise the 'shutter' lag or delay from 'hand to focussing to click' time

Especially for prosumer or compact class cameras

worked well for me at 1/60s to 1/30s

Witness · 27th June 2004

anyway its called panning..

Witness · 27th June 2004

focus first....paln out ya area....wait for subject.....try to stand such tt y twist ya trunk at the start of the pan and slowly twist it back into ya normal position....

goin back to a normal bodily position is better than starting normal then ending in a twisted postition...

hope this helps...good luck

26th June 2004	#1
yoggieb New Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 34	How do i do this? Hi, I am wondering how can i shoot a car which stationary but the background is blurred, causing the car to seem as if it is moving. Otherwise, can i do it in photoshop? Thanks.

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lytefunk Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 333	You don't need continous AF... What I did last time on my prosumer is you use manual focus on the approximate distance of the object (try to put it at 3-7m) Since you're shooting almost perpendicular, the focussing distance shouldn't change much.. In this way, you can minimise the 'shutter' lag or delay from 'hand to focussing to click' time Especially for prosumer or compact class cameras worked well for me at 1/60s to 1/30s __________________ Do life. Live visually.

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Witness Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: www.maverickatwork.com Posts: 6,768	anyway its called panning.. __________________ w maverick.photography b maverick.blogging

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Witness Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: www.maverickatwork.com Posts: 6,768	focus first....paln out ya area....wait for subject.....try to stand such tt y twist ya trunk at the start of the pan and slowly twist it back into ya normal position.... goin back to a normal bodily position is better than starting normal then ending in a twisted postition... hope this helps...good luck __________________ w maverick.photography b maverick.blogging

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ckiang Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,597	Something like this? Basically use a lowish shutter speed e.g. 1/30-1/60, and follow/track the subject, hit the shutter button, and continue tracking. You need a lot of experiments/practice to get it right. Regards CK