How to take dynamic photos with a swing?

Swing is a technique for shooting moving objects. Jitter method can enhance the motion blur of sports photography.

Its characteristic is to focus on the static part of photography and follow the subject by shaking the lens to show its sense of speed.

To use this shooting method, you need to set the camera to shutter priority mode, and then use a slower shutter speed, generally 1/30s or 1/60s.

The camera should follow the subject closely and move with it to achieve the effect of clear subject and blurred background.

Of course, adopting continuous shooting's model has a greater chance to capture clearer photos.

If you are a beginner, you can try to shoot objects that are perpendicular to the camera and travel in a straight line, such as racing cars on a straight track, which is very suitable for you to start your own Tik Tok practice.

1. Focus mode

Manual focusing:

When you can predict the motion law of an object, you'd better use manual focusing to focus on the position where you expect the object to appear. The autofocus system needs time to lock the focus, and then you may have missed the best shooting opportunity.

2. Shutter setting

Select shutter speed:

When panning, set the camera exposure mode to shutter priority to control the shutter speed of the camera. You can choose a higher shutter speed to practice dithering, such as shooting high-speed moving objects like racing cars. 1/250 seconds is a good starting point, and then gradually slow down to shoot.

Follow motion

Keep the movement steady:

Shake the camera at a uniform speed when shooting, so as to maintain the fluency of the action to the maximum extent, ensure that the object is clear and the background is even and blurred, especially when pressing the shutter, do not change the direction and speed of the camera swing.