In September, we welcomed renown ICM photographer, Kaisa Siren as our LVPC speaker.
She paints with her camera and creates beautiful, sometimes haunting images.
For our October challenge
we invite our members to try their hand at this creative photographic style.
As you approach this technique,
you will learn that successful ICM involves more
than swinging your camera around.
Practitioners of this genre shoot dozens of images
working to get their settings and motion optimized for a given scene.
But that’s the fun of it, working to create something that stirs emotion,
creating not an image of reality but a sense of a place or an event.
Something completely original.
You will see this technique frequently applied to trees and landscapes
but equally exciting images can be created in an urban environment
Tips for ICM
- Slow your shutter to a half second or slower. You will have to adjust your other settings to compensate for available light and to avoid overexposure. Aperture is not important and will often be at the highest setting. ISO is usually set at its lowest setting.
- If there is still too much light, add a neutral density filter.
- Make sure your sensor is clean. At high aperture, all the dust spots will show on your image. A clean sensor will minimize dust cleanup in post.
- Experiment with how you move your camera. Try a horizontal sweep, vertical sweet, jiggle, slow waving motion etc. Each will give a different effect.
- Try a variety of shutter speeds (adjusting for available light) in combination of different movements. Notice how shapes and colors combine as you make these modifications.
- ICM images can be combined as multiple exposures resulting in a more complex image.
- When you think you’ve made a nice image, make more using the same technique. TAKE A LOT OF SHOTS AND HAVE FUN! Successful ICM is rarely once and done. When viewing your images, expect failures but also be prepared for some magical images.