We practiced on signs (moving the camera back and forth during a long explosure):
And plants (moving the camera up and down during a long exposure):
And cars (panning, which is harder than it sounds):
And we took our lenses off the cameras, turned them around, and held the lens end to the body of our cameras for an instant macro. If you have enough dexterity to do this AND change the focus while the shutter is open, you may end up with something like this:
On the way home from Portland, I stopped at the Woodburn Company Stores to try this new jiggly photography on a Christmas tree, but didn't want to (a) get out of the car, (b) take more than a minute, or (c) changes lenses, so I didn't quite get what I wanted. The tree isn't going anywhere for a while, so I will have to go back.
These are so cool! I am going to sign up for your hand-me-down-knowledge class as soon as you open up registration!
ReplyDeleteRegistration is open. He also talked about infrared photography, and his examples were so cool that I bought a cheap infrared filter to try that out. Just let me know when you have some time and we'll do a knowledge transfer.
ReplyDeleteWow, what fun. These are great! Where did you take the class?
ReplyDeleteI took the class at Newspace Photo. They have a lot of classes there, and I plan to sign up for more. http://www.newspacephoto.org/
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