Panning-Street Photography

Last Saturday me and my wife were able to attend the KL Pinoy Photography Buffs first Street Photography held at the Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. Some photographers want to capture nice panning shot.

What is panning in photography? Panning is usually used in photography to capture a moving object in motion. The captured object is clearly caught on camera and the background become blur. Photographers used some tripods or monopods in capturing panned pictures to keep the camera in steady. The other option is to put it on a table or stable object like fence or chair. Panning should be stable so that blur will become smoother.

The fast moving subject like cars are easy to capture in a faster shutter speed but if the subjects move slowly, the panning will not be in good effect. In this case the speed of the object and the exact length of exposure should be balance. The distance from the background and subject must be considered.

Here are my sample shots as I explore the panning shot technique.

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Architectural Photography

Architecture is the popular subject for photographers, even people travel around the world want to take pictures with the background of popular structures. I spend a lot of time searching for a building that I felt it will produce a creative photograph.

As a photography lover, architecture offers many different challenges, especially for new in photography (like me). Architecture can be very demanding to shoot, but the key in solving this and attaining good images is to understand image distortion and finding the best time to capture the building at its most glamorous moment.

By experienced, shooting directly in front of the building will limit your options but will limit the amount of distortion in your image. View cameras are ideal cameras for architectural photography. They minimise distortion and allow you to shoot from any angle. If you really want architectural photography, consider investing a View Camera.

I also noticed that shooting too near to the base will make the base of the building look too large compared to the top. And structure looks plain and uninteresting during the day but it can be transformed by lighting at night.

But like all types of photography – practice makes perfect.

Finally, Architecture photography is really a gift that will last a lifetime. Sometimes buildings are just naturally beautiful...

Here are some of my photos, hope you like it…

Additional photos are on the way…..

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