How to take Motion photography (rig shot)?

[Erick]

Can someone give me some tips for taking shots like this one..

[Macky]

you will need a rig, for starters.

without that, you cant really replicate these kinds of shots from those angles.


the closest Ive done that resembles a rig shot is the one below:



i was in another Evo driving at the same speed. took about four tries.

[Erick]

well hey, if I can take shots like that without a rig then that will work for me.
looks great.
got anymore?

[Alan92RTTT]

I did this freehand. I just moved the camera to match the speed of the car while shooting.



It takes a few tries to get it right.

[Macky]

im at work and the only other one i can find is this of my brother's Nismo 350Z:

[Red92vr4]

Find someone you know with a minivan. The side doors open backwards, and leave a large opening. They are also pretty low to the ground. You really can get photos that look like the car is going 100 at about 20mph if you know what you are doing. Thats the best I can suggest with out a rig.

[tmartin417]

Originally Posted by Erick

Can someone give me some tips for taking shots like this one..

Here is a Tacoma I shot

For starters, the image you provided was photoshopped using motion blur filters to add an ever more drastic speed illusion. But it's possible to capture that shot without a mount, it's just much harder. If you're shooting with an SLR then you'll want to slow down your shutter speed, slowing down your shutter will allow the background to streak and keep your subject in focus in the foreground as long as it stays put, mind you that if you're shaky then your subject will be blurry as well. So not only is it important for the cameraman to be steady(if you're not using a mount), but it's also just as important that the car stays at the exact same speed and in the same spot in the frame as you're moving. I didn't use a mount for my shot, but if I had it would have come out even better. I think I shot this at 200(film speed) 60 or 30(aperture) f18 or 22(F Stop).

[lawdogg]

Having an IS lens helps a lot too, afaik. My friend snapped this at Carlisle recently, just a pan and snap with his 18-55 IS lens on his XT:

[boardFreak5]

Originally Posted by lawdogg

Having an IS lens helps a lot too, afaik. My friend snapped this at Carlisle recently, just a pan and snap with his 18-55 IS lens on his XT:

haha, thats a cool picture!

david

[NightShade]

I think the Canon IS lenses have a feature where they compensate for panning so you can get shots like that.

From wikipedia:
"The next advance was released with the 300mm f/4L IS USM in 1997 and adds IS mode 2, which is for panning. Mode 2 detects whether panning is taking place horizontally or vertically, and only compensates for vibration in the plane perpendicular to the plane of panning"

I'm guessing other brands have followed suit...