Motion-blur your motor

Jason Parnell-Brookes shows you how to shoot from the front of a moving car for some creative motion-blur images

Shoot from the front of a moving car for creative motion blur

The trick with these shots is to get the camera as stable as possible inside the car to take advantage of the car’s suspension

With a combination of the right shutter speed and a clever camera setup, it’s possible to unearth a hidden speedy shot without breaking the speed limit. Shooting from the passenger seat of a car, we’ll see how using a slower shutter speed will help turn the passing surroundings into a blur to capture the feeling of zooming down country lanes. We’ve hired a convertible BMW car for this shoot so we can position our Nikon D750 above the windscreen for a clear composition across the bonnet. But it’s possible to capture similar shots from any car by shooting through the windscreen. The trick with these shots is to get the camera as stable as possible inside the car to take advantage of its suspension. That way the camera will sharply capture the front or inside of the car, but the surroundings will be blurred nicely as we drive past.