Hi, when i take panning shots at around 1/50 at f4 from some cars in some shot the front of the car is very sharp while the rear is just motion blurred a whole lot. at the moment i can’t make 1/40th work, i do get some good shots but this issue has persisted for the past little while. for reference i shot around 2k panning shots in that past 2 months and around 100-150 keepers.
are there any suggestions for taking better panning shots of cars like settings?
are there any tips on how to make lower shutter speeds work? specifically when you see a ridiculously smeared background(like 1/10 second shutter) on a photo is it tool assisted?
and to make sure what is a normal keeper rate for you guys so i know how much i need to improve my technique.
any help would be appreciated thanks.
If you don’t move, and especially if you’re close, you will only be abled to get a small part sharp because the perspective of the car changes. If you want the whole car in focus, you gotta stay in the same position relative of the car aka you need to shoot from any other vessle, moving the same direction and speed as your subject. If that’s not possible take a tele and get a good bit of distance between you and your subject. That might help
i position myself to shoot at around 70-100 mm focal length as i have 24-105. the further i get from the subject more shots are in focus but still sometimes front and back aren’t all in focus together just one them is.