Panning Photos HELP!

dru8p wrote in post #11464834
when doing panning shots, what focus point do you use? center? or must it be set to auto focus pts

You use the one that's going to be over the part of the car you want to focus on, the same as with anything else.

can someone explain to me what is the true meaning of "panning"?

As per wikipedia via google
http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Panning_%28came​ra%29

philwillmedia wrote in post #11544827
As per wikipedia via google
http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Panning_%28came​ra%29

thanks.... i guess i should i have done that....

haha..
No worries.
I was going to explain it but decided that would take me more time to think about it and type it out than to just do that.

panning is you keeping your feet still while rotating your torso, keeping the subject in the same part of the frame the entire time.

i dunno about most people, but it took me a long time to get any good at it.

it's not just keeping the subject in the frame, but keeping the part you want sharp in the exact same part of the frame. the longer your shutter speed, the more difference between the front and back of the car as it rotates.

oh and IS helps a lot. i didn't buy an IS lens til after i could pan at 1/20 though. lol.

1/60

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