Rick Dole, a Florida pro who specializes in automotive photography in most of its forms, says the secret of a good pan is like that of a good golf swing—it’s all in the follow-through. “In golf, a smooth swing is key. You don’t hit a golf ball without following through. The same is true with panning.”Panning your camera with a moving subject, he reminds us,serves at least two purposes: It conveys a sense of velocity ormotion by adding streaked lines to the scene, and it cleans up clutter by blurring everything that’s not moving in your composition.
