Creating Creative Portraits By Dragging The Shutter And Adding Movement

As photographers, we usually use two different techniques to capture our images: The first is freezing the moment and capturing the split second we are witnessing. The other option is using a long exposure, to show movement, changes, or show things we don't normally see with our eyes. But what if you combined these two concepts - freezing a moment while adding movement? Check out these creative and unique portraits using this technique.

The trick is simple: Set the camera to shoot long exposure, fire your flash, and tell your model to move right after the flash has fired (or move before the flash fires if you set the flash to 'rear'). To make it work, you have to be sure you have some ambient light available on location, otherwise the movement won't be noticeable in the final result.

Another option is to tell your model to stay still, and after the flash fires, you can move your camera from side to side or zoom in. This will give you different yet still awesome results.

Have you captured similar images taken with that technique? Feel free to share the results in the comments or on our Facebook Group.