blur occurs when you have subject motion – sometimes you want to convey that

Blur occurs when you have subject motion – sometimes you want to convey that

Blur can make scenes dynamic like they are in real life

Blur can add a sense of drama to an otherwise ordinary picture

Blur can be used to insert secondary subjects that give context – without drawing attention away from the primary subject

Fireworks at 0.5 seconds Fireworks at 4 seconds

Not all scenes are frozen in a single instant – Sometimes they play out over an extended length of time

Detail can make images “busy” – 1/25s

Long shutter speeds average out the motion, concentrating focus on fewer elements – 10s

In addition to subject motion, you can get creative with camera shake as well

Campanile from Barrows

Eiffel Tower

Xian Highway lights

Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai

Hearst Mining Stairs

Dialog Box Campanile

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