The exercise is outlined on page 86.

The first order of business is to change the camera shooting mode to manual. Now play around with the settings until you get a good balanced exposure (the camera histogram can come in handy here), trying to keep your ISO level around 100-200 and the aperture as closed (Small Number) as you can to achieve maximum depth of field in our subject.

The idea is for you to be moving with the subject, you then focus on the subject, whilst you and the subject are moving you take the shot moving the camera at the same speed as the subject. Takes practice but you can get some interesting result.

Try the swing, a seesaw, panning, anything so that the subject is in focus but the background is blurred.

When we have a well balanced picture, we need to estimate the correct shutter speed. This is difficult, and depends on two main factors: the speed of the subject and the distance from the subject. The faster the subject is moving, the faster the shutter speed, and the closer you're to the subject the slower the shutter speed.

You'll need to play around with the settings until you get it right. Here are, for reference, average speeds for some objects - start out with these and do your own fine tuning until you get it right: walking person (1/10), bicycle rider (1/20), moving car (1/60). I recommend starting out shooting faster objects because camera shake becomes a larger issue at a slower speed. This step might be a bit frustrating, especially for beginners, so don't give up until you get it right.

Implying motion while zooming is described on page 88 - there is no actual exercise in the book - but it's just a matter of picking a slow SS, finding the Aperture to make a correct in-camera exposure, focus on your subject and ZOOM the lens in or out as you press the shutter. You will need a zoom lens - primes wont work.

You may need the help of a tripod and it may take a few tries to get the right effect. But its fun when you get it

HOMEWORK

Please post 3 examples of “Motion Photographs”.

Please feel free to ask questions. You are encouraged to comment on each other's images!

Never knew photography was such a laugh, well it was when Laura and I were in a layby taking these shots....we got some very weird looks from the passengers, which just made us laugh more!

I tried some panning shots, I've deleted lots, but here are some that go from getting there to.... blimey ! I think I got a good one.

worst of the best, but I had to include it because of the sparkle from the wing mirror f/11 1/60ss ISO100 70mm¦¦ and this one, because I don't even remember seeing the van, let alone panning it!


The blue car is in focus, but the blurred branch above the car is distracting & the photo seems flat ¦¦Got the car just about in focus now and a sparkle off the roof!


and my favourite because the wheels on the car show motion, the car is in focus and the background is nicely blurred


I also had fun shooting while zooming, some weird effects, have only put up small versions (especially the last one, but they look better on Flickr, so I have added the link

http://www.flickr.com/photos/craig_pixie/sets/72157623474148472/

Still trying to find some swings to have a go with a stationary camera, just got to remember the travel sickness pills before I start!

Looks like you had some great fun with these, you have some excellent motion shots. WOW great to see you also managed to get the spectacular highlights too lol. You are really mastering the control of your camera, congratulations.

Off to the swings you go now lol.