Panning Technique?

I hear this mentioned alot in here, espically when it comes to drag racing.

I tried googling the subject, but I didn't have any luck

What is panning, and how is it done?

If you'd googled 'panning technique photography' then the #1 hit would have been this tutorial which describes and illustrates the technique.

What on earth did you get when you googled?

I googled Panning Photography, and panning, didn't think to try PTP.

I got some, "odd" things....lol

good info, thanks for the link

StewartR wrote in post #2724699
the #1 hit would have been this tutorial which describes and illustrates the technique.

You would think if someone wrote a tutorial on photo techniques and included pictures, they would have the person in the pictures at least hold the camera correctly.

lol eagle, that is funny.

Panning is one of those techniques that takes practice to do well and consistently get a good image. I highly recommend practicing this with various subjects and speeds so you can get a feel for the method.

Mark

It depends on the distance to the subject, the focal length, the speed of the subject, & the effect that you're trying to get. Go shoot some traffic, & prepare to throw a lot away!

Some tips on panning in these threads:
drag racing tips
Panning Shots

Thanks everyone! Special thanks to Photosguy! I tend to do a bit of drag racing stuff, so that'll be a big help.