I remember being a kid and the most magical thing that could happen – even better than a double rainbow – was the ever elusive sun shower. I remember on more than one occasion running out my front door to dance in the rain and bask in the sun for the  few fleeting moments that the two occurred at once. As soon as I heard the rain on my roof I grabbed the children and they spent two minutes basking in the sunshower and testing out their new umbrellas. While they were out there I took the opportunity to play with my shutter speed, moving it faster and slower, to see how some subtle settings shifts affected my images.

 

 

I love playing around with shutter speed and seeing what different effects I can create in-camera to alter the mood of my images. For a school project about his chosen ‘special place’, my son wanted me to take some photos of him on the swing at the park. I got what he needed within a minute and then decided to use the rest of our time there to experiment with panning using different shutter speeds. The great thing about panning is that you don’t need to be a perfectionist – even when you get it ‘wrong’, it can still look really interesting and sometimes the ‘mistakes’ end up being the best of the bunch. I’m excited to be producing some content for the amazing new educational site Unraveled about panning which will be available in the School in October. For just $10 per month you have access to all The School’s inspiring lectures and videos and you can already see my editing video for one of these images on the site.