Movement

Panning
Panning is the motion made when following a moving object with a camera in order to take a picture.  Pictures obtained through panning have streaked backgrounds and a mostly clear subject.

This is my best panning shot.  I took this picture by pointing my camera at my self, and spinning in a circle on a fixed point so that my camera orbited around me.  It was a dizzying experience, but I found it to be successful.  I did not edit the photo at all.

Freezing Action
Freezing the action of a subject creates a clear picture in which the subject appears frozen, despite the fact that it was moving when the picture was taken.  To freeze the action of a subject, the shutter speed of your camera must be turned up.

This is my best Freezing action shot.  It is of a classmate on a swing.  I like this shot because of my classmate's expression.  To edit this photo I decreased the saturation of the color green, and slightly increased the saturation of the yellows, reds and oranges.

Showing Motion
To show the motion of a subject, you must use a slow shutter speed and a tripod.  Shots that show motion show a blurred subject against a clear background.

This is a picture of a stream near my home.  I like this shot because of the misty appearance of the water.  I took this shot using an 8 second shutter speed.  To edit this photo a increased the luminance of the blues, while decreasing the saturation of the reds.

Total Motion
A picture shows total motion if everything in the picture, subject and background included, is in motion.  One way to do this is to shake your camera while you take a picture.

This is a picture of lights on a highway.  To take this picture I turned my shutter speed down, and shook my camera while pointing at the lights of a passing restaurant.  I cropped this photo, but did no other editing.