Panning, zooming and rear curtain sync

Staff · Issue 5, Feb 2002 · pp. 33–35

Products mentioned: Nikon F90X, Sea & Sea housing, Nikon 20mm lens, Nikon 17-35mm zoom lens, Sea & Sea YS300 strobe, Sea & Sea YS120 strobe, Fuji Provia

Panning, zooming and rear curtain sync by Tony White A.B.I.P.P These are special in camera photographic techniques that have long been used for many years by both professional and amateur land photographers to add creativity to an otherwise boring shot. A stationary car can be made to look like it is travelling at 100 mph and people can be given movement whilst they are really standing still. As underwater photographers we have a whole world ready made for these techniques. Like it or not a picture can be given movement and exaggerated colour, turning it from an otherwise boring subject to something that is both vibrant and can truly be called ART. So let us look at these three techniques and how we can apply them underwater. Panning In its simplest form panning is either when the photographer is stationary and the subject moving, or both photographer and subject are moving at the same s…