focal length: 45 mm
shutter speed: 1/6400
aperture: f/3.2
ISO: 200
flash: none

Sophie discovered the little playground at her grandparents’ place last week and just loved the slide there. I got to practice freezing motion. You need to use a high shutter speed to prevent motion blur. Although, next time we play on the slides, I’ll be trying out some panning shots where she can be kept mostly in focus while the background has some motion blur. You can get a similar effect with some post processing by applying a motion blur selectively to the background, but that can’t be nearly as fun as panning, can it?

We’re on vacation for the next few weeks so my posts may be somewhat sporadic at best. I’ll try to post photos as we go along and of course, continue with What’s Your Play. Cheers!

Laura is a Vancouver wedding and portrait photographer. Visit laurahana.com.