Read about photographer Jim Richardson's experience with travel photography and get advice on trying new photography techniques, such as panning, from National Geographic.
Panning is nothing new. It’s been around almost as long as photography itself. Originally it was forced on photographers who had no hope of capturing fast moving action without moving the camera in synch with their subjects. They simply lacked film that was fast enough to give them a fast shutter speed.
Panning in motion is one of the tougher aspects of being a photographer on the go. Not only are you trying to show the movement that is happening but you want the object or person to be slightly in focus. Jim Richarson gives us a few hints from his own personal experience.