Boston, April 21st 2008: Boston Marathon:
A very old picture from my collection. Got reminded of it when I read about the "Zoom Blur Shot" in some online Photography Discussion Page. So thought, let me write about it.
Looking at the picture, you must have guessed, the effect I am talking about. Yes ! The Zoom Blur post-processing effect on your photo editing tool. But this one has not been post processed at all. Well, curious then ? Think about it ! Lets see how we can click such picture:
Step1: Set your Exposure speed to low. I used about 1/10 sec. Anything lower, I go under the risk of shaking the camera during the shot.
Step2: Keep one hand on the lens barrel. Just while you taking the picture, turn the barrel. You could either zoom out or zoom into the picture.
This makes sure that the picture is exposed for a the duration of your lens barrel movement. Causing series of images at the censor with different zoom. The edges gets effected more than the center part of the image. Hence causing the zoom blur. I have not tried this shot since then, but I am convinced that this would look much better on a stationary subject. And also, you may need to play around with the exposure speed and the amount of barrel twist.
If you thinking that you could get a more controlled and balanced effect using the post processing tool and why go though so much of a hassle, well your right. Its hard to get a good shot doing this. But for photographers who don't believe in modifying the picture once shot: This would give a huge space to exercise your artistic mind !
Looking at the picture, you must have guessed, the effect I am talking about. Yes ! The Zoom Blur post-processing effect on your photo editing tool. But this one has not been post processed at all. Well, curious then ? Think about it ! Lets see how we can click such picture:
Step1: Set your Exposure speed to low. I used about 1/10 sec. Anything lower, I go under the risk of shaking the camera during the shot.
Step2: Keep one hand on the lens barrel. Just while you taking the picture, turn the barrel. You could either zoom out or zoom into the picture.
This makes sure that the picture is exposed for a the duration of your lens barrel movement. Causing series of images at the censor with different zoom. The edges gets effected more than the center part of the image. Hence causing the zoom blur. I have not tried this shot since then, but I am convinced that this would look much better on a stationary subject. And also, you may need to play around with the exposure speed and the amount of barrel twist.
If you thinking that you could get a more controlled and balanced effect using the post processing tool and why go though so much of a hassle, well your right. Its hard to get a good shot doing this. But for photographers who don't believe in modifying the picture once shot: This would give a huge space to exercise your artistic mind !
