Background in MOTION

[Bibiandre]

Hallo guys
Few time ago I saw a technique about moving your zoom lenses while you are taking the pic and making a motion result to your background. Unfortunately I don't remember where I had read it. I had tried this but it had been a bit difficult to keep the subject in focus.
Please somebody help me
I think this technique offers you a really interesting effect to portraits.

Regards,
Bibi

[bobbyz]

I don't have a link for you but it is a common technique. Having a lens with IS helps.

BTW - Welcome tot he forum.

[Jess]

it looks like it has potential Did you use a tripod? Also, the bird house/feeder is coming out from the top of his head.

[Bibiandre]

I have a IS lenses, but still a bit difficult..I just need some hints, cause the guy who wrote about the technique got really sharpened subjects and a really blurred background Thanks for your reply!

[JDArt]

I love this effect, and it looks to me as though you did a good job with it.

[cyclohexane]

You can try using a flash to freeze the "motion" of your subjects while zooming in or out.

[Bibiandre]

Hahaha yeah, above his head its a litthe bird house, it looks like an african hat or something like I will try a magic with clone stamp tool. I hope it will helps!
I didnt used a tripood, I was just walking and I used the burst mode and ZAP!

Photocamelers, please help Bibi with a little hint

[Bibiandre]

Originally Posted by cyclohexane

You can try using a flash to freeze the "motion" of your subjects while zooming in or out.

Yeah, a flash can improve quite a lot!
Thanks!

[anindya]

actually you need a very small ISO and exposure value (for the background blurr) while using a tripod to freeze the motion of the subject. I believe this would help

[leninglass]

I have tried this technique my self. I have the same problem. Helps abit to stay centered on the subject while zooming.

Some use a thing called Lensbaby or something like that to achieve this effect.

Or If I were you, take the photo, use photoshop - duplicate layer, motion blur to zoom and erace the middle of the image. BAM!

[c_dwebb@msn.com]

This effect was very popular in 1920's and 30's,. They used a Wollensck Varito lens wide open. The coveted Pinkham-Smith portrait lens was perhaps the best of the soft focus lenses. Today some call the effect bokeh.
I like everything about your image but the birdhouse.

C Webb

[pixelchix]

I used Leninglass's tech. in this picture.

[leninglass]

Well then.. It does work! hehe =P

[chrisk]

Originally Posted by pixelchix

I used Leninglass's tech. in this picture.

Is this a plug in ??

[MagicNikon]

An example of using flash to freeze the subject and make it pop from the background. Using a Slow Shutter while zooming and popping the flash at the end of the curtain can achieve this effect. I used it indoors at a costume party. Most of the revelers were moving, but I still got the zooming effect that I wanted.



Or it can be achieved in PhotoShop using the Zoom Blur Filter and a layer mask that was mentioned before...