Digital Photography 1 on 1: Episode 15: Panning

In this episode Mark talks about panning. Panning is an easy way to create motion in your images. Use it for shooting sports, kids or anytime you want to create some motion in your shots.

Watch a clip from the Beauty and the Beast photography seminar. John Woodward explains composition.
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  1. ErwinWabe says:

    Hi what is the ideal exposure for cliff divers and the likes thanks

  2. YearwigY says:

    was wondering about one shot vs AI servo, thanks for that!

  3. sivasundaramr says:

    I tried these instructions and it worked great for me. But if the moving object is far…it doesn’t look like panning. Does anyone know how to do panning for objects moving far away ?

  4. Dinahhs3 says:

    Thank

  5. amonrei says:

    Even a compact camera with Shutter Priority mode can do panning.

  6. tonbinawa says:

    You can set your focus to manual and focus on a point that the target will move through. Then you pan with the target and try to shoot at that point. Having a longer DOF can help with capturing the target in focus too.

  7. juliesgallery says:

    I don’t think that using 200mm lens for panning with 1/30 1/50 shutter speeds is a good idea.

  8. juliesgallery says:

    I don’t think that using 200mm lens for panning with 1/30 1/50 shutter speeds is a good idea.

  9. jessecay09 says:

    What if you don’t have continuous drive mode ?

  10. Ravi Kumar says:

    nice

  11. javyuma says:

    I think it’s better to pre-focus the lens and predict where the subject is going because on entry level camera’s the auto focus don’t work that fast.

  12. World2010Traveller says:

    Very nice video thanks a lot

  13. @cycloneDJ1, any dslr camera can do panning but some limitations

  14. cycloneDJ1 says:

    Mark . how about Nikon D5100 ? can that DSLR do panning ? -im malaysian-

  15. Jarar14 says:

    If you zoom in to 55mm, get closer to your subject (if you can, of course) then why not?
    The 18-55 is a great lens! You just need to learn to master it. I still use it 90% of the times =]

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  17. trakyalikiz says:

    yes you can do it!

  18. can i do panning with my 18-55 vr kit that came with my d3100?
    my lens is not that long as what you said @ 1:46

  19. upiluften says:

    Mark, are you a golfer?

  20. zecapaa says:

    well, something missing i guess. When you slow your shuter speed will need to compensate with and high aperture. Or you´ll get burned images 😀 think it was the only thing that missed in the movie of panning photos. Great explanation Mark, you movies are pretty awesome! keep them going!

  21. geckotube9 says:

    Mark, great video, very informative, thanks. I have a question: whether panning by hand or on a tripod, do you recommend leaving Image Stabilization on or off?

  22. dennym33 says:

    By far the best tutorial I have seen on panning! Thank you!

  23. faheemkhans says:

    Metering is different. On my canon I have 9 autofocus points.. They are in the shape of an oval and a point in the center of the oval. They appear when you press the shutter button halfway. If you select the manual mode.. you can actually select any of the 9 autofocus points and take a picture…. Not sure if the graphic would come out ok but this is how the autofocus points look like on my canon:

     0 0 0
    0 O 0
    0 0 0

    Hope that helps.

  24. Compensition is a startingpoint for good and impactful photographs. I do not understand people who want to act superior based on their critique of a 3 min 24 sec video ment to help people. You could not even know that you were breaking the rules if you do not know the rules.

  25. Thereisnosp00000n says:

    The photographer that goes against the rules make the best photos. If you don’t understand it you’re not a photographer.

  26. SuperMangn says:

    There is another form of composition called common sense lol.

  27. showmak says:

    Very useful information

  28. communistjesus says:

    Awesome-infrormative video… BUT PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEE get rid of the CHEESY background music,,

  29. jrandolph1046 says:

    Very good points. helpful

  30. herographics says:

    for me is technique Vs Taste…

  31. waynescott1016 says:

    mind = blown
    

  32. LightRuse says:

    omg this was a joke. as a professional photographer i was embarrassed for him. good luck placing a random “swoosh” on your photograph and calling it composition

  33. YouAreQuiteRight says:

    too many I’s in this schpeal, very distracting and counter productive as far as teaching anything goes.
    .
    Needs more work.

  34. sharagim1 says:

    i never learned the rule of thrid, any clear advice?

  35. rcfalcon56MkII says:

    Great visual presentation. Too bad audio problems detract from the overall message. Otherwise, an excellent video and short tutorial.

  36. Doctorasul says:

    So cute!

  37. Denso2131 says:

    makes me more confuse…

  38. sidlawyer2008 says:

    Really Superb .. If you could elaborate a bit more on C-curve please.

  39. KeithMr5000 says:

    heres where it gets confusing to me. you can snap a shot, any shot typically and find any of those curves/diagonals. but still he takes great photos and most of mine look like blah.. what do you think?

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  41. problems with audo

  42. 19999911 says:

    really nice but i know all about this

  43. BrunoCoutant says:

    Very informative and very clear! Thank you.

  44. appleliciouzs says:

    this is amazing. thanks for the tips and knowledge! hope ill learn some more from you. :) i feel so knowledgeable.

  45. this guy is a huge tool. don’t bother.

  46. JoTerified says:

    WOW!

  47. i’ve never learned this much in 3 mins.
    This guy is awesome. Is there anyway we can find more of his material?

  48. The4LA2Baker0 says:

    thank you! 5 stars

    hopefully implementing these techniques will help me take some pictures that dont suck so much.

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