HOW TO: DRIVEBY SHOOT
DRIVE BY SHOOTING (Photography)
Just a fun post showing you a skillset that honestly no drivers should probably learn.
But if you're the passenger then it could be a really good skillset to hone.
I have done this for a dozen+ years and have gotten extremely good at it. I have taken thousands of these types of pictures as I've spent years on the road.
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These are all in a 10 minute stretch from earlier this week while in Idaho driving back from yellowstone.
TIPS
if you do want to have this skillset note i do not condone doing it as a driver.
- Best to do this as a non driver
- Shutter speed is very very important
- Faster shutter speed the faster you're going
- Faster shutter speed the closer the object
- Shutter priority or Manual exposure are good options.
- 1/2000th is kind of a good place to work from
- Look for cool scenes
- Look for great skies
- Look for good lighting
- Plan your shot before you get to it.
- Frame it in your mind before you even get to it. (this is a great skillset to train)
- Good timing... this is something you'll learn by doing this... which is a skill you'll use in all sorts of other photography.
- Be really fast at changing your settings (To the point you could do it by touch, quickly and blindfolded)
- Be willing to edit. Specially cropping, usually the closer part of the frame is not great so i crop that out. Part of the reason is because anything close to the car needs a higher shutter speed and if it's really close it's usually just gonna be blurry so you can just count that as needing a crop and your shutter speed is much more flexible.
- You'll find that far away scenes don't even need fast shutter speeds.
I am now to the point I can do these shots without ever once taking my off the road. I can change settings without ever looking at the camera. And I can aim it out the window and know the timing without looking. It's not often I see scenes that really grab my interest anymore for these kinds of shots... but when there are scenes I love being able to get them.
I suggest practicing because it really helps you learn shutter speed, motion blur, fore-thought and timing.
All of these shots were at 1/2000 with one at 1/3200 and one at 1/1000 (can you guess which one that was?)
Keep in mind it was mid day with plenty of light so I did these at 200iso and f3.5... i could have changed those.
First one is incredibly great!
"because it really helps you learn shutter speed, motion blur, fore-thought and timing" and not be most hated person in the vehicle. If you travel with not photographers this skill is great for you to get some nice photos and for your friends so they don't hate you for your "could we stop here, could we stop here, could we stop here" :)
Haha yeah i guess that's a nice reason as well. haha
Cool shots! It definitely makes the drive more fun, that's for sure! Question.. Why didn't you up your iso to 400 and shoot them all at 1/4000? Just unnecessary Iso usage?
When the scene is that distance away you don't really need 1/4000th
If i was shooting something closer I probably would have.
Fair nuff
I often do this on trips, just for memory sake more than anything... as yes part of the shot is always blurry. On the odd occasion you can strike it lucky! Good advice though, I'm going to put some of your tips into practice and see what I can do! : )
Alright ... looking forward to it!
So fun to see a collection of the drive by pictures all together and know they are drive by. I wouldn't have known! All those years of practice really show. Great pictures of my beloved Idaho.
Oh I just love drive by shooting! With
camera of course lol :-)
Extremely lovely photographs you got
with your drivebys @jarvie!! 📷 🚗
Haha yes with a camera of course! haha
Wind farm one. 1/1000th, just a guess.
It's actually the last one. You can start seeing a bit of blurring in the foreground on that one if you view it large. But good guess
Sorry for vote confusion, I forgot it was past pay out. My wife, @shasta is my resident expert on taking the drive by photos and pick the camera up and quick click. Mine do not come out near as good as her drive by's.
nice post man!i love it..
Thanks I appreciate it
First of all it's great to know that you are an full time and professional photographer and have dozen plus experience in this field, and also great to know that, now you can click the drive by photography without watching the camera setup and this literally reflects your hard work, dedication and continuous process, and the result are beautiful and breathtaking pictures. Keep doing this awesome job and thanks for sharing these informative tips with us. Wishing you an great day. Stay blessed. 🙂
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