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Zoom burst

Photographic technique

Photographic technique

Zoom burst is a photographic technique, attainable with zoom lenses with a manual zoom ring.

Using the technique involves zooming while the shutter is open with a relatively slow shutter speed, generally below 1/60 of a second. For this reason low light or small apertures are required. It is also possible to achieve a similar effect with either computer software like Adobe Photoshop (after the photo has been shot) or a photographic filter. In these cases the shutter speed can be as fast as necessary.

Photographs taken with this technique are characterized by blurred streaks emanating from the center of the photograph. The effect is nearly identical to a motion blur image in which the camera is traveling towards the subject. For this reason the zoom burst is typically used to create an impression of motion towards the subject.

Examples

Cellar - Zoom Effekt.jpg|Long basement corridor, Exposure time of 1.3 sec on a 34 mm 18-55 lens Achristoffersen carnival 2007.jpg|Costumed person during martinique carnival, Exposure time: 1/20 sec Seattle Starburst (19455404716).jpg|Nightly skyscraper, Exposure time: 6 sec File:Zoom-eff.jpg|The Zoom Burst effect leads to a decrease in image contrast if the exposure is not compensated. Exposure time: 3 sec

References

Reading list

  • Bryan Peterson, Understanding Exposure, 1990,
  • Bryan Peterson, Understanding Exposure, 2004,

References

  1. McHugh, S.T.. (2018). "Understanding Photography: Master Your Digital Camera and Capture That Perfect Photo". No Starch Press, Incorporated.
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