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| Freeze and Blur |
It is an art of freezing a moment out of any act of motion (action) or capture that blur to show the action. One can also do both of these to get amazing results where one object is frozen in focus and another in motion behind it.
In this world we see two kinds of things around us.
- Stationary objects and living things
- Moving objects and living things
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| Action in snow! |
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| Flight! |
Its easier to capture those things in your camera which are stationary if there is enough light falling on it. Challenge arise when things start moving, from one place to another (eg. Flying Birds), one light to another (eg. Car moving into a tunnel), one level to another (eg. Kid Jumping into a pool) or even if they are moving being fixed at one end (eg. Trees in the wind).
I personally like this form of photography very much! On one hand can get fantastic outcomes by freezing a moment of very obvious motion like a bird taking off for a flight or woman dancing, kids playing in snow. On the other hand you an capture certain subtle motion and show that blur to bring out that drama, like flowing wave, rivers, waterfalls, moving trees, grass etc.
For action photography its very important to know how to control the shutter of your camera. You can create different results for the same subject using different shutter speed.
Along with that you may also want to play with film speed (ISO) and depth of field (Aperture) depending on amount of light you are working with and amount of blur you want to produce / reduce.
Anticipation is key and you may need to move with the subject at times to get the result you desire.
One has to be totally aware of his / her surrounding to avoid any unanticipated accidents.
Especially when you are trying to shoot animals, insects etc in motion make sure you maintain fair amount of distance from them. Preferably use zoom cameras in such cases.
To read more about other types of photography click here
Related reading:
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/using-flash-in-action-photographyhttp://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/30-examples-of-perfectly-timed-action-photography
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/24/45-beautiful-motion-blur-photos/
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