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Panning is one of those photography techniques that requires practice. Typically in a panning shot, the subject is in motion and the goal is to capture all or part of it in clear focus while the movement is expressed in the rest of the shot.

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So I got a new toy.

Earlier today I mentioned to Pepper that I was thinking of getting a Flip UltraHD
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I’ll let you in on a little secret: you can’t just pull anything off the internet and use it publicly.


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Panning is the act of following something moving with the camera so the moving person or object appears in focus while the world around it shows movement.

This week, it’s the theme of my Friday Finds Flickr Group!

While panning is a slightly more advanced photography technique, you can achieve results with nearly all cameras, even an iPhone! ( Read more... )

Over at Through the Lens of Kimberly Gauthier, Kimberly poses the question:

What is good and bad photography?

I started answering her in the comments, but then my mind drifted to Empire Avenue and how wonderfully it encourages people to publish new content while socially interacting and I thought my response might be better fitted for its own ( Read more... )

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If you find yourself squinting at high key photographs, you may not be alone! High key photographs are bright and airy but they also have an upbeat, incredibly clean or cold feel to them. It’s an advanced photography technique which involves either expensive studio lighting or amazing control over bright natural light.

This week I looked at ( Read more... )

This week my Friday Finds theme is High Key. I’ve never attempted to shoot anything high key before and since I’m behind on my 52 Self Portraits, I thought it might be a good way to practice and experiment!


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Light Painting is kind of exactly what it sounds like. Paint your photographs with light in a long exposure by moving your camera around or shining a light source onto your scene. Frequently, the technique is used to quite literally paint light into its own picture in your scene.

All you need to try out light painting on your own is a camera that ( Read more... )