Motion Blur Effect: Add Motion to Your Photo and Keep the Person Sharp
Pick a kind of blur and say which way they’re moving. The street streaks, the person stays sharp. Turn any action shot into a motion blur photo, with no Photoshop.
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Pick a sharp photo of someone in motion. Side-on shots with signs, trees or a street behind them show speed best.
Pick the blur and the direction
Choose panning, zoom burst, moving limbs, crowd ghosting or light trails. Tap left or right, or describe the direction in your own words.
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Drag the slider to check the face stayed sharp. Then download your photo, with no watermark.
Five kinds of motion blur, and when to use each
Each one copies a real camera trick. In all five, the person you care about stays sharp.
Panning blur: the background streaks, the person stays sharp
A photographer gets this by following the subject with the camera at a slow shutter speed. The background smears along the line of travel, so the photo reads as speed. Use it for a motion blur background behind a cyclist, runner or skater crossing the frame.
Panning blur: the background streaks, the person stays sharp
A photographer gets this by following the subject with the camera at a slow shutter speed. The background smears along the line of travel, so the photo reads as speed. Use it for a motion blur background behind a cyclist, runner or skater crossing the frame.
Zoom burst: pull the eye to someone coming at you
Streaks fly out from the center of the frame, as if the lens zoomed while the shutter was open. It’s also called radial blur or zoom blur. Use it when a rider or runner is heading straight at the camera.
Zoom burst: pull the eye to someone coming at you
Streaks fly out from the center of the frame, as if the lens zoomed while the shutter was open. It’s also called radial blur or zoom blur. Use it when a rider or runner is heading straight at the camera.
Moving limbs: blur the arms, hair and fabric, keep the face
Only the parts that move get the blur: swinging arms, hair, a skirt, a scarf. The face and everything still stay crisp. Use it for dance, fashion and walking shots.
Moving limbs: blur the arms, hair and fabric, keep the face
Only the parts that move get the blur: swinging arms, hair, a skirt, a scarf. The face and everything still stay crisp. Use it for dance, fashion and walking shots.
Crowd ghosting: a long exposure filter for one still person
In a long exposure, people walking past turn into soft ghosts while someone standing still stays sharp. This gives you that look without a tripod or a 2-second shutter. Use it to make one person stand out in a busy street, station or market.
Crowd ghosting: a long exposure filter for one still person
In a long exposure, people walking past turn into soft ghosts while someone standing still stays sharp. This gives you that look without a tripod or a 2-second shutter. Use it to make one person stand out in a busy street, station or market.
Motion blur effect pricing.
Start with a free motion blur edit.
10 free credits, no credit card. Then pay only for the photos you edit. Every plan includes every tool in the studio.
Lite
Billed monthly
80 credits/month
10 motion blur edits
10 photos and 1 short video
Every app, template and handpicked model · Credits work across photos and videos
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Billed monthly
150 credits/month
18 motion blur edits
18 photos and 2 short videos
Every app, template and handpicked model · Credits work across photos and videos
Max
Billed monthly
500 credits/month
62 motion blur edits
62 photos and 9 short videos
Every app, template and handpicked model · Credits work across photos and videos
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