An Interesting Rolling Shutter Effect: The Magic of the Unwanted

Maybe it’s happened to you, too – and not necessarily in photography. Perhaps you accidentally put an ingredient in your soup, or meant to pass the ball but kicked it toward the net instead. And the result? You scored. It’s known as a happy accident; I call it the “magic of the unwanted.” Today I’d like to share one such magic moment from Zuzana Zizkova, a participant on my Ecuadorian bird photography workshop. Using her photographs, I will show how a commonly unwanted effect in photography – rolling shutter – can lead to beautiful results.