How is the motion blur produced in these pictures?
Depending on the technique used, we can distinguish three different types of motion blur: the object moves (time exposure, for example), the camera moves (zoom effect, artificial unsharpness), or the camera and the object move (“panning”).

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Who produces the loveliest
motion blur?
Get plenty of inspiration from pictures you can find at the LFI Gallery; and capture your own moving moment.

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How to produce imaginative pictures using motion blur is just one of the aspects covered by the Leica Academy. Enrich your creative photography and let yourself be guided towards the best possible image results.
Leica products
for the best motion blur
There are different techniques and aids for producing the various types of motion blur. For shake-free, long exposures, a stable and compact tripod is indispensable. For the so-called “panning”, the handy, high-performance Leica CL is an excellent option.
With the proper Vario lenses with wide-angle, portrait and tele focal lengths, this APS-C camera is also the perfect tool for the zoom effect.
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Equipped with this gear, there is no longer anything stopping you from always producing exceptional motion blur images.