Catch of the day

The Mission

– Shoot and stitch a burst sequence

Time

– 1.5 hours

Skill level

– Intermediate

Kit needed

– Telephoto lens
– Tripod
– Photoshop CC

If you’re capturing a fast-moving object, you normally have three options. Use a fast shutter speed to freeze the action; a slow shutter speed to create wisps of abstract motion; or the panning technique to capture pin-sharp subjects and lashings of motion blur. But there is another approach you can take called sequence photography.

This creative method involves stitching together a series of images that depict a subject as it moves through the frame. As you can see from