HOW TO SHOOT AN F1 CAR GOING 350KPH WITH MOTION BLUR

[@therealBocaStudios]

When there are two cars it’s beneficial to blur the cars and keep the surroundings in focus, it gives a sense of energetic desperation for a faster car attempting the overtake

[@johniboy6]

Thanks Kym for this vid!!

[@KymIllman]

Glad you liked it.

[@AndyG_64]

I never ever thought an F1 photog would have even thought about carrying an ND filter. Nice spread of image results and commentary. Great video KI.

[@kaleidoscopeeyesliverpool]

Went Silverstone last year and watched this video to get tips on shooting cars, sat on the grass bit on the bridge on the Wellington straight for some decent panning shots, rewatching this video because am planning on standing at Stowe corner this Sunday to get some shots of them coming off the hanger straight, great video and always a useful one to come back to, I salute you Kym your work is amazing 👌🏻

[@KymIllman]

Glad I have inspired you

[@kaleidoscopeeyesliverpool]

@@KymIllman you really have thank you, gonna give the shutter a good work out Sunday, hear might be raining 👌🏻 have a good weekend

[@ericleung6941]

Thanks so much for the video Kym, I've been learning and experimenting with this skill with the Supercars - happy I'm heading in the right direction and many more techniques to try out 😊

[@frozentrace]

I honestly prefer watching these than watching how F1 cars are made. Definitely need a whole series on this! How you compose the pics are a documentary on its own! I tried shooting at Singapore gp but I had 35mm 2.8F and struggled with the fence lines in my pics. But oh well. Gonna try again in japan with the tips I’ve learnt from this but this time with a 70-300L 😅

[@KymIllman]

At a slow enough shutter speed you only see the horizontal lines and they aren’t too distracting.

[@allenpaley]

A great introduction to dynamic composition!

[@pierreduprey9032]

1/100th is my favorite. Going to Bahrain on Saturday, thanks for the tips and pointers.

[@GeorgyQ]

Thank you! A coworker asked how photographers manage to get these photos, and now I know

[@rycx3945]

14:03 From the... FORCE INDIA: Pick ME! RACING POINT: It's ME NOW! FORCE INDIA: Everyone still says FORCE INDIA!! RACING POINT: Thats ENOUGH! You're no longer Force India. KYM: Uh... Racing Point Car of Sergio Perez

[@user-to3xq2to8n]

Thanks for the interesting insight to your settings and some great shots. I shoot MotoGP as a spectator but fortunate enough to be out on the service road and have been experimenting with slower shutter speeds. I'm probably too hung up on getting super sharp shots, though I have had some good shots at 1/125th as my panning technique improves. Obviously the more you practice the better you get but the problem is getting to enough events to consolidate the improvements!! I shall be experimenting with some of the tips you've given in this video and see how it goes...

[@alexcarolan8825]

Very helpful video! Thank you for your insight, it helps up and coming photographers 😁

[@KymIllman]

we're all learning from someone

[@amana8966]

Thanks for sharing this video. More of such videos please. Do the photographers prefer a monopod or a tripod with these huge telephoto lenses? PS: Maybe a "Day in the life of F1 Photographer" type of videos will be very exciting to watch.

[@KymIllman]

Anything longer than a fixed 400 mm lens would normally require a mono pod and I’ve never seen anyone use a tripod

[@chriswellstead776]

Nice lesson Kym, your right every photographer worth their salt continues to learn and I'm sure we all cock it up from time to time.

[@luckyduckimages]

As always, outstanding images. Great talk and examples about the panning images.

[@eugenestalmeester9664]

Your vids are always so insightful. Thanks for the motion blurr tips!

[@dhyaneshsingh]

This one is super informative, I will try this next time for sure. Just to o understand better what were the isos for china shot and Hamilton at Monaco?

[@k-cmccann9594]

Fascinating. I’ve shared.

[@Anis-vy1co]

Thanks Kym for this superb video. Do you use Nd filter ? what brand it's ? thanks .

[@ThorinOakenshieldGSD2023]

Mr. Illman, thank you for the information, what I don't see addressed is how you select the level of exposure compensation you are applying in different shots/setting. Do you use a test shot, spot metering, experience. I noticed in your data panel that you tend towards negative compensation (I assume because of the reflective nature of many tracks/walls) any tips on this aspect would be appreciated. Is there a technique to street circuits?

[@geedee5268]

Motion blur... no problem. The problem I have is trying to avoid it at even a 200th on my 150-600 monopod mounted while tracking the cars, even down at 200mm. I select 200th to show movement in the wheels hoping to keep the car "reasonably" sharp while tracking it. Though I have not as yet used "spray and pray," it seems logical (? )that pressing the button for each frame is a mistake and more likely to induce camera shake. Perhaps cold weather, inbuilt old man shake and not using VR when tripod mounted.. Hmm..?

[@JoaoPinela]

Great photos Kym. I really like the Ferrari at 3:00 👏👏 Question for you: how many of those moving shots at 1/30 do you miss the focus (on the car or helmet)? Like, what is the success rate? 😊 To get a realistic target for myself. Thank you

[@KymIllman]

Success rate is about 1 in 12 at 1/30th. But that’s improving with practice.

[@T0ly113]

You where talking about the option to press a button to quickly change to 1/1000ths of a second. Do you know what that function is called?

[@KymIllman]

You just set one of your buttons to a custom shooting set up. I use the button to the left of the shutter.

[@kevvykev7934]

great information thanks!

[@evanrossow6150]

Great video Kym! Quick question though, are you shooting on a monopod when you are shooting at such slow shutters? I don't think I would ever be able to keep the camera steady enough to get anything sharp at that speed with anything longer than a 20mm lens.

[@KymIllman]

Only use a monopod for the 600mm lens

[@theofanmahmuti1053]

I'm hooked on your vids brosephina

[@KymIllman]

Tell the world!

[@owen9997]

Leaning with you thanks

[@seanjnrgamz709]

Great video

[@KymIllman]

Grazie!

[@bertinavandervegt225]

Super video Kym!!! Gives me a lot to experiment. Also other question come to my mind; what gear do you use (most) and how much post processing do you do?

[@KymIllman]

The full video goes into detail about the equipment I use and there is another video upcoming about how I edit

[@bertinavandervegt225]

@@KymIllman Super!! Just saw your gear video, looking forward to your editing video!! 👍🏻

[@jirirot]

How do you set the IS at panning, Kym? Mode II (EF 70-200 f/2.8 IS II) or without IS?

[@GetInThereLewis.nz1]

Without is my bet.

[@JoaoPinela]

Also Kym, the photos around 6:00, were those taken with ISO at 50-ish? Or what value? Thank you

[@KymIllman]

Probably a bit slower. 1/30th is my guess

[@vlogtheory4016]

How do you set focus settings? I find when I pan with objects my camera likes to sometimes focus on the foreground in your case the fence and trees. Wouldn’t it be extremely difficult to pick up an f1 car in a focus point when it’s moving so fast?

[@KymIllman]

My 1DXMk2 has little trouble doing it. Sometimes I pre-focus but most times its auto-focusing

[@vlogtheory4016]

Ahh gotcha that makes sense.

[@shadyninja1]

Do you use back button autofocus when taking these shots

[@KymIllman]

Yes

[@shadyninja1]

@@KymIllman cheers mate

[@owen9997]

Can i ask the iso use auto or manual？？？

[@malcolmmcleod6020]

I notice with the shot at 13:04 that the three photographers are all using Canon (I imagine all 1DX Mark II's?), what is the breakdown of the permanent photographers with regards to gear usage - is it mainly Canon, or do the other (lessor!) brands have quite a few users?

[@KymIllman]

Most use Canon or Nikon but there are a few with things like Sonys but to be honest I don’t take much notice of what they use

[@jurajhrivnak4638]

By the way, you have quite a lot of dust on your sensor/lens :) I can see many dots when you're switching photos. But I imagine it's not possoble to edit out due to the fact that images are instantly uploaded to your cloud

[@therealBocaStudios]

Ridiculous..do you know how dirty the air is at a race track.

[@robertleeimages]

Ferrari ICM at 9m30s 👍

[@stewartfinley]

images look great Kym but your sensor if filthy

[@eilois]

when Ferrari actually competitive, been a long rime

[@rahulmooley3298]

Makes me dizzy looking at these

[@stevenmccaughan2752]

Your pictures suck up hill grade pictures not in focus