Freezing motion is basically the opposite of the panning and motion blur. It stops all movement in its tracks.

I would not suggest trying this in dark light situations, especially not at night. You will want bright light.

All you do:

All you need to do is set up the shot (meaning get the tripod, light metering, and focus all set) and ALWAYS have a very high shutter speed.

*Remember high shutter speed when light metering.

**Also, it is very easy to hand-hold the camera for these type of shots. Then you have a possibility to get many more shots if you can move with the subject. However, if photographing a very small moving object, like a drop of water, then I would still suggest a tripod.

Depending on the speed of the auto focus on your camera, it may be to your advantage to manually focus.


Other than that, just go crazy! With a high shutter speed, your camera is able to take many more shots in a row, therefore getting a bunch of different photographs, making it easy to freeze the moment of action you most want!


Just remember, be creative! Lots of things move, but we often don't see exacty what is happening because our eyes and brain can't process every moment as fast as a camera can... So....

What would be an interesting thing to freeze in motion??


(You'll notice that in the hummingbird photo the wings are still in motion. That is because the wings beat much too quickly for any regular digital camera to completely stop in motion!)