I chose this article for this week's blog because street car racing is something that I would eventually like to become decent at. My boyfriend races street cars, and I would like to be able to take some high quality pictures of his racing with the photography tips that I have learned. This article talks about some useful tips for photographing fast- moving cars.
First of all, the article talks about panning with the cars. This is useful to know because these cars are moving at such high speeds, it is often difficult to get a quality image in such a short amount of time as they are passing. It also says to pre-focus on the track before the cars drive by, that way it is already focused when the cars drive by, rather than having the camera try to focus as they are passing. (This is done with a manual focus mode). Third, this author mentions that having blur is okay too. Instead of trying to get a clean shot of a moving car, sometimes it looks more interesting to have a blurred car to show the speed in your picture. Sometimes it is also good to have a tripod and a wide angle lens. This makes it easier to stay still, as well as get more in the frame since there is so much going on. These tips will be helpful when I attempt to photograph my boyfriend while he is racing!
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