Intentional Camera Movement

I have recently started experimenting with ICM photography (Intentional Camera Movement) and finding it very artistic and fun ! Like long exposure photography, the idea behind intentional camera movement is to use a slow shutter speed to introduce blur into the photo. The difference is that with long exposure photography you use a tripod so that part of the image remains sharp. With intentional camera movement, you deliberately move the camera during the exposure so that everything is rendered as a blur.

Get started by finding a landscape that fits well for intentional camera movement. You can get the idea by looking at the work of photographer Doug Chinnery I watched his "How to" vodeos. Coastal scenes tend to work well. If you are inland try looking for forests, lakes or rivers. Whatever compositions you are working with, search for something that is relatively simple and has some strong graphic shapes .The best time to try these techniques is at dusk. The light is beautiful and the low light means that it’s easy to obtain the slow shutter speeds required.

Below is one of my first attempts at this technique which I think turned out pretty nice. It was done outside my house because I was so excited to try it after I watched Dougs videos (and I am sure you will be too)

So give it a try !! You can see the other images I produced in my personal work section.