In still photography, the technique used to freeze a moving object while blurring the background is

• A. Time-lapse
• B. Zoom Burst
• C. Panning
• D. Stop Motion

Answer: (C)

Panning is moving the camera to follow a moving subject, keeping the subject relatively sharp while the background trails as a blur. By tracking the subject smoothly with the camera and using a shutter speed that allows motion in the scene but preserves the subject’s clarity, you create a sense of speed—the background streaks past while the subject stays crisp in the frame. This contrasts with time-lapse, which compiles many frames over time to show slow changes; zoom burst, which creates blur by changing focal length during exposure; and stop motion, which uses many still frames played back to simulate motion. The key idea is that following the subject with the camera produces a sharp subject and a blurred background, conveying motion.