Bar Room Shutter Drags

kdog

I had a small gig shooting in a bar the other night, and tried out some shutter drags for the first time. They're easy to do but hard to get right I've discovered. Need more practice. Comments welcome.

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Thanks for looking.
-joel

Earache

Cool results Joel!
Really like #4 & #5 as funky portraits.
IMO, the Gents in #2 and #3 were too serious...
Willing to describe your technique?

kdog

Thanks, Eric. Use a slow shutterspeed, say 1/4 to 1/2 second with a flash. When you release the shutter, either zoom or rotate the camera. The flash freezes your foreground subject and everything else gets blurred.