Take a Picture of Moving Object

 If you are new to taking photos of Moving Object, lets cover some general photography tips:

    Learn and understand your camera settings. Even simple digital cameras have an array of settings to adjust from lighting, shutter speed and mode. Take a household object of your choice and take a picture of that same object multiple times, each time change the camera mode, turn the flash off or change the shutter speed.    Take pictures of moving objects, if you live by a busy road try panning shots (hold the camera and follow the vehicle as it crosses your path horizontally).  Take your camera everywhere!     Edit your photos, if you have a good photo editing program you should try to learn the basics such as how to adjust the lighting or make quick changes - you won't need anything to advanced but you'll find that touched up photos can make a simple photo even more extraordinary.

Still photography freezes a scene. You have probably experienced shooting blurry photos usually as a result of wrong camera settings or the object moving while you were taking the photo. Such blurriness is not something you would like to see in a photo but if controlled some blurriness can actually be used to capture and convey the feeling of motion in a still photo.

Shutter speed is what determines if a photo is frozen or blurry. The faster the shutter the more frozen the photo is. The slower the shutter the more motion is captured in the photo in the form of blurriness. Open the shutter for too long and the photo will be completely blurred.

There are two ways to capture motion: to blur the moving object while keeping the background in focus or to blur the background while keeping the object in focus:

Blurring the object, Blurring a moving object captures its motion. If you freeze such a scene with high shutter speed the viewer can not tell if the car is moving or if it is parked. However if you use a slower shutter speed the moving car is blurred and the feeling of motion conveyed.

Blurring the background (panning), Consider the same car from the above example. Another way to convey its motion is by blurring the background while keeping the car in focus. The concept is simple: set the camera to a slower shutter speed. Pan the camera in a way that it follows the car. The car stays still at the same spot in the photo. Then shoot the photo as you continue panning the camera to keep it aligned with the moving car. What is the right shutter speed needed to capture motion? If the object is very fast 1/50 of a second can be all that you need.

It is very important to keep the camera steady when taking photos using slower shutter speeds. Photos that capture motion are impressive. Start with experimenting blurring the moving object.

How to Choose the Proper Camera

Can you name the three best rated ultra-compact, compact, and SLR digital cameras ? There are so many choices in digital cameras these days, it's very difficult to get consensus. Those categories being ultra-compact (subcompact), compact, and SLR digital cameras. Ultra compact cameras are, (as their name implies) very small cameras. Like your pants pocket, a shirt pocket, small purse or accessory pocket on your backpack. Those choosing a ultra-compact value portability above other features. Compact cameras are bigger than the ultra compact cameras, but offer several more features. While not as portable, they do take better pictures, and offer more control over camera settings like shutter speed, and ISO settings. While both compacts and ultra compacts have large LCD screens, your more likely to find a viewfinder included with the compact digital camera. While both ultra compacts and compacts could be considered point and shoot cameras, our next category is not. The SLR digital camera is the choice of many professionals and serious hobbyist photographers worldwide. SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. With SLR camera, you get complete control over all camera settings. In addition SLR cameras have interchangeable lenses. The Canon Digital Rebel XTi and the Nikon D40 are both popular and well rated cameras in this category.

While there are many highly rated cameras, the consumer needs to understand the different features and skills required for each camera type. From there, it's simply a matter of choosing the best rated digital camera that fits within your budget. I'm a firm believer in the power of choice. Choice in cars, choice in cable providers, choice in which movies I watch, and choice in how I live my life. Take digital cameras for instance. I did promise a SIMPLE guide to digital camera buying, and I meant it. Let's only look at the top cameras from whatever category / budget were interested in.

-          image sensor size (bigger is better, not megapixels, that's different , if the salesperson can't answer this, find another salesperson)

-          image stabilization (great for shaking hands and slow ISO settings)

-          face detection / auto focus ( not essential, but could save a few bad pictures)

-          flash recharge time (slow recharge times can result in missed pictures)

-          size (choose from ultra compact, compact, or extra case need just for lenses)

-           SLR or point and shoot ( professional or Amateurs)

-          ISO settings (if your into manual tweaking)

-          Built in camera editing (things like removing red eye)

Once you have your short list of features, it's time to try a few cameras out. I like to visit the camera store, and take lots of pictures. Ask question, take pictures, ask more questions. Wash rinse repeat with a couple of cameras, and even a couple of salespersons if necessary.