Assignment: Panning

Using a slow shutter speed, try to "track" a subject in motion. If you follow the subject will, it will stay mostly sharp, while the background will be blurred, conveying a sense of motion otherwise not possible with sharp still photos.

• Iso- sensitivity of the film
  • High numbers = more sensitive
  • Lower numbers = less sensitive
    • Need more light
  • 100 is a good all around number for film
• Shutter Speed
  • How long light is allowed to come in to the lens
  • 250 means 1/250 of a second
  • big number = faster shutter speed
• Aperture
  • F-stop number
  • Determines size of opening in lens
  • smaller number
    • Larger opening
    • More light comes in
  • Bigger number
    • Smaller hole
    • More blur
• Focal Length
  • Distance from the lens to the film
  • Longer focal length
    • Telephoto lens
    • Magnification
  • Wide angle
    • Smaller than normal focal length
    • Angle of view gets larger
  • Rule of Thumb
    • 200mm focal length
      • to avoid camera shake artifacts, use a shutter speed that is numerically no less than the focal length; for example, for a lens with a 200 mm focal length use a shutter speed of 1/200 second or faster.