A photograph perfectly frames a moment in our lives, defying the hands of time. Motion photography defies some of the conventional rules, and if you don’t understand the fundamentals of capturing motion, you’ll miss the moment in the blink of an eye.

Instead of freezing a moment, we sometimes want to show the movement that we crave as an afterthought in still photographs. The storytelling aspect adds to the interest of photographs depicting motion. The goal of motion photography is to depict movement. A slight blur of the action in your shot can help tell a story. This storytelling component makes the images less static and more unexpected.

Another reason that showing movement stands out is that it creates a mood. A photograph like this is quite common among sports photographers and is achieved by using a fast shutter speed and burst mode.

The key to freeze-motion photography is to capture movement while highlighting a dramatic moment. Our eyes naturally fill in the blanks and assign a specific gesture to these types of shots.

The goal of motion photography is to depict movement. A slight blur of the action in your shot can help tell a story. This storytelling component makes the images less static and more unexpected. Another reason that showing movement stands out is that it creates a mood. A photograph like this is quite common among sports photographers and is achieved by using a fast shutter speed and burst mode.

At home, freezing motion shots can be fun to experiment with, such as photographing water or other moments that we miss in the blink of an eye. If you’re doing macro photography, you can use flash settings, but remember to shoot with a purpose and to indicate movement frozen in time.

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