How to take Motion photography (rig shot)?

[Red92vr4]

Originally Posted by tmartin417

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).

Nice picture, but you realize f-stop and aperture are the same thing right? Also, why such a small aperture? A larger one would have thrown out the background alot more exaggerating the blur.

[tmartin417]

Originally Posted by Red92vr4

Nice picture, but you realize f-stop and aperture are the same thing right? Also, why such a small aperture? A larger one would have thrown out the background alot more exaggerating the blur.

Ya, that was a mistake on my part. I meant shutter speed.

Aperture controls the volume of light and how much of the picture will be in focus, so using a smaller f#, i.e. f2.8, would create a shallower depth of field, but that would also make me have to adjust my shutter speed higher and thus be too fast to create a motion blur effect. So I dropped my shutter speed down (30 or 60) and raised my f-stop (18 or 22).

[superinflamo]

foooooook it
just use a point and shoot camera
and photoshop that bitch up
ive done it and it looks quite amazing.... all depends on your photoshop abilities and creativity

[tmartin417]

Originally Posted by superinflamo

foooooook it
just use a point and shoot camera
and photoshop that bitch up
ive done it and it looks quite amazing.... all depends on your photoshop abilities and creativity

Haha, agreed. It's much easier.

[Red92vr4]

Originally Posted by tmartin417

Ya, that was a mistake on my part. I meant shutter speed.

Aperture controls the volume of light and how much of the picture will be in focus, so using a smaller f#, i.e. f2.8, would create a shallower depth of field, but that would also make me have to adjust my shutter speed higher and thus be too fast to create a motion blur effect. So I dropped my shutter speed down (30 or 60) and raised my f-stop (18 or 22).

I know, but uh, GND or CPL's? Looks good though.

[91Stealth89]

Follow the speed of the car and they come out pretty good, one I took

[Erick]

thanks for all the tips. now if I can find 2 other drivers while I shoot

[HotelKilo06]

Definitely the IS helps. and yes on canon lenses mode 2 is for panning, but if you are traveling the same speed as the vehicle you are shooting you want mode 1. This will keep the car in one spot better.

Then depending on available light you want to shoot below a shutter speed of 100 to get the motion, but going below 60 will be harder to keep the car still. And the smaller # aperture possible will further blur the background as the depth of field is smaller.

Just out of curiosity... Would there be a benefit to try shooting this with a stedycam device and a remote shutter release? Perhaps if you could get the steadycam arm to not be swinging all over the place? It might help take some turbulence out of the road...... Just a thought

[TheOmniscientRT]

just pan and shoot


or go really fast




or do both