Many digital cameras offer the “Sport” picture subject programme. This mode should clearly capture moving subjects and is very short-time oriented as a result. Movements can be frozen in time through a very fast shutter speed. But of course moving objects can be captured without a special sport mode, as long as the objects are all moving together in a certain direction.

To accomplish this, aim the camera parallel in the objects’ direction of movement and at exactly their same speed, while the photo is being shot. If, for example, you wish to photograph a running horse, follow the horse with your camera for a moment, immediately after placing the object in your view finder and pressing the photo release. The horse will be clearly pictured, while the background will be blurry. The movement then appears very dynamic as a result.

In order to achieve pretty accompaniment effects, one should opt for setting the exposure time too long, rather than too short. Of course the exposure time has to be determined according to the object’s speed. At any rate, one should definitely choose an exposure time between 1/60 and 1/15 of a second in the shutter priority

Try to take as many shots as possible, because it is difficult to judge the result exactly before hand. Some camera models with image stabilisers are helpful for shooting moving objects, especially when they are equipped with a second mode for following along with the picture target.