Make Better Pictures by Henry Horenstein

Author:Henry Horenstein
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2018-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

For his photos of Manhattan store windows, Noe DeWitt sets slow shutter speeds to capture camera movement and the effect of zooming his lens during the exposure. He often combines the two strategies to achieve a mix of streaks and smears that adds visual energy. DeWitt further broke the rules in this shot by placing a red subject against a red background—a decision that only adds to the photograph’s painterly quality.

MAKE IT MOVE

Not all subjects are in motion, and sometimes static ones can seem, well, just static. One way of adding a feeling of movement to these subjects is by zooming the lens, or moving the camera, during the exposure. This often adds terrific visual energy to the photograph, in the form of streaks, lines, and squiggles. Who says it always needs to be sharp?

Use a slow shutter speed, say 1/8 or longer. Since that’s still pretty short, start your zooming or camera movement before you actually press the shutter button. (Best to focus manually.) With zooming, you’ll get a kind of blurry, bursting-out effect that’s easier to control, and smoother-looking, if you have the camera on a tripod.

Experiment with the timing of the movement and exposure. It can be hard to predict where your main subject will end up in the frame, especially if you’re moving the camera sideways. But that’s the beauty of digital. Look at what you’ve captured and try, try again.

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