To do this, you should ensure
that your ISO and aperture are
appropriate for your shooting
conditions; as the slower shutter
speed will let in a lot of light, you
might need to set the ISO lower
than normal and ensure that you
are on a smaller aperture to avoid
over exposure if you are shooting
in the daytime. If shooting at
night, a wide aperture and higher
ISO will be necessary.
Ideally, you should set your DSLR
camera on a tripod for this – but
if you don’t have one, resting
it on a static surface will work.
Get your subject in focus, (subjects that move on tracks like trains are useful for
learning this method) and when you’re ready, shoot the exposure. Play around with
the shutter speed; when it’s slow enough your subject will be blurred and the static
environment around it will be still.
Adding Motion Blur With
PicsArt
If you didn’t manage to capture
motion the way you wanted to
during your shoot, you can always
add motion blur during the editing
process. This can also be effective
and it gives you more freedom
to apply the blur precisely where
you want it. You can do this by
using PicsArt’s Motion Blur
effect, found in Artistic section of
the Effects menu or by applying
Focal Zoom effect, located in the
Distort section of the Effects.
All of these methods can create beautiful, artistic shots – so whatever device you
shoot with, play around with different ways to capture motion and see how they
work.
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