Good Monday dear Friends and Photography Lovers, I wish everyone a good start to the week.🙌📸
The other day I had a post about the tunnel, or rather about driving through it. The photos in today's post were taken then, in May of this year, while driving towards the sea. Somehow, among other photos, this photographic game, ICM, was created.
So, let's go see this Game, and below I will describe this interesting photography technique again.
ICM stands for Intentional Camera Movement, which is the deliberate movement of the camera during a long exposure to create abstract or artistic effects.
How does ICM work?
ICM is based on the idea that you move the camera in a specific direction (e.g. up and down, left and right, circular, etc.) during a long exposure. Instead of a clear, sharp image, the result is blurred lines, shapes, and colors that can resemble painting techniques, such as impressionism or abstract expressionism, or so they say.
To me, it looks more like a good time with a camera in your hands, at least these photos of mine today
The essential elements of ICM photography are:
Long exposure time (usually 1/10 second or longer)
Intentional camera movement (linear, circular, rotational, etc.)
Creative intent – the goal is not to make a mistake, but to create an artistic impression
Now, the question is how well I practice these elements. So there are ICM photos that really border on too good art and I admire them. Recently @erikah posted a post from an exhibition in which the first two photos made me excited. I will certainly never succeed in my desire to do something like that someday, but the desire is too strong.
The movement technique in ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) photography is key to achieving the desired artistic effect. Here's an overview of the most common techniques and how to use them:
*📸 1. Vertical movement, which is when taking a photo, we move the camera up or down during the exposure.
Result: Creates a "smeared lines" effect - ideal for forest scenes, trees, waterfalls.*
📸 2. Horizontal movement - move the camera left or right in a straight line.
Result: Great for landscapes with horizons, sea, fields.
📸 3. Circular motion - rotate the camera in a circular path or around the lens axis.
Result: Abstract, swirling effects - suitable for lights, city night, flowers.
📸 4. “Zoom” effect - during the exposure, slowly change the focal length (zoom).
Result: Explosion or indentation effect – great for highlights, details in the center of the frame.
📸 5. Random or fluid movement - combine multiple directions – move the camera freely “like a brush”.
Result: A very abstract and painterly feel.
Really wide range of possibilities in ICM technique, try it yourself. I will continue to work on it, because it really appeals to me
Besides the ICM technique, directly from the camera, there are also various programs or filters that can do something very similar to ICM. However, ICM fans don't like to see such work done in programs.
The photos were taken with the Olympus E-M10 Mark III (it's better at this game than the NIKON D750), and it's also older, so I prefer to use it for these kinds of endeavors.
And, this is all for Today dear Friends, maybe too much 😳😉
See You Tomorrow!
👋👋 @goga22
