Discovering the trick of panning to stop motion was one of the most thrilling stages of his early photography, Jim Richardson says. Get his pro tips. 7 min read Contributing editor Jim Richardson ...

but the latter should be of interest to those exploring dynamic automotive photography. Panning is the art of sweeping a camera across a scene to blur a background and express motion.

Fast-paced action can be one of the trickier genres of photography to master ... because this helps you get a smoother panning motion. In a good panning shot, you either have the subject ...