There is this sense of satisfaction when you manage to capture a photo at the right moment, however there are also times when you wish you could manage to capture the sequence of the action and put them all in one photo. For this specific kind of photography genre is called Sequence Photography. Sequence photography is a genre of photography that involves the technique of shooting a series of frames, where by capturing the subject in motion or movements. Sequence photo is a way of conveying motion and action as well as the process in one static image. This genre is suitable for those who love to take sports or outdoor photography.

However, while the sequence photography is mainly use for taking sports events, seeing that this genre manager to describe the process of an event more effectively as compared to other; sequence photography is often use when taking pictures of wild-life animals, one of the more common sequence photo taken of animals are birds taking flight; seeing that this will allow the scientist to study the animal’s movement and motion clearly by having most of the action captured frame by frame.

On the other hand, taking sequence photo will require not only certain photography techniques one will also need certain equipment other than a camera. The camera itself should be set with a high shutter speed for sequence photography, although the alternative to this is to use a burst mode, which is seen to produce fantastic results. However, take note when using burst mode for sequence photography because this mode create too many frames and you might end up having to remove some of them.

It is also highly recommended to use a tripod, seeing that the camera should remain in a fix position while taking the pictures. However, there are many who have managed to successfully capture sequence photos without the aid of a tripod when your camera is operating with fast shutter speed.

Another note to mention here is another way to capture sequence photo by reversing the role of the camera and the subject. In this reverse mode, the subject stays still while the camera revolves around the subject to capture it in different angles, this method is commonly adopt while taking photos of buildings or during automobile exhibitions. Therefore the advice to while shooting sequence photos is to experiment with it, since different methods will be applied during different situations and sometimes with practice or experiment one might yield different results. Here we have gather 30 stunning examples of sequence photography that we thought might inspire you, enjoy!

Kitesurf – sequence backmobe

A sequence shot of kite surfing.
Kitesurf - sequence backmobe

Phil on Stab in the Dark

Picture of a man climbing a rock boulder.
Phil on Stab in the Dark

Sequence Summer Jump – Dragon Zlatonovic

A man diving into the ocean during summer.
Sequence Summer Jump - Dragon Zlatonovic

Sequence Swing

Having fun near a river.
Sequence Swing

Precision Jump

Photo of people in training.
Precision Jump

Swing Motion

Daughter of photographer playing on the swing.
Swing Motion

Back Lip Sequence – Nick Howe

A man snowboarding.
Back Lip Sequence - Nick Howe

Alex Broskow – Andrew Nemiroski

A picture taken at Bittercold Showdown 2008.
Alex Broskow - Andrew Nemiroski

Landing Sequence – Kaddy

Picture of a bird flying in motion.
Landing Sequence - Kaddy

The Winning Jump

A dog jumping into the swimming pool.
The Winning Jump

… and that’s the way it should be!

A dog crossing the road.
... and that's the way it should be!

F-15I Trail

A photoshopped sequence photography.
F-15I Trail

No Frontier

Photo of two ducks flying.
No Frontier

Cliff Jumping

A sequence shot of cliff jumping.
Cliff Jumping

Alicia

Pool diving.
Alicia

Flight Sequence

Child Leaping into Sand.
Flight Sequence

You Can Ski

Skiing captured with sequence photography.
You Can Ski

Frontflip in Aare, Sweden

9 year old making a frontflip in Sweden.
Frontflip in Aare, Sweden

Lizanatrix Jr “Reloaded”

Wall jumping in action.
Lizanatrix Jr Reloaded

zion-vans road trip

Bick adventure in action.
zion-vans road trip

Cliff Jumping In Sequence

Cliff Jumping captured in sequence.
Cliff Jumping In Sequence

Cliff Jumping

Another cliff jumping photo caught in sequence.
Cliff Jumping

Copy Nikon 2008 – meganelaine

Baseball game caught in motion.
Copy Nikon 2008 - meganelaine

Rodeo 5

A good day for sports in snow.
Rodeo 5

Robin Rodeo

Robin Ledieu doing a backside rodeo sequence.
Robin Rodeo

Jump

Man jumping into water.
Jump

Flow – Délicate&Saine

Flow of a man jumping caught on camera.
Flow - Délicate&Saine

Lincoln Loop – Jawrr.com

Another cliff jumping sequence photo caught on camera.
Lincoln Loop - Jawrr.com

Cartwheel Sequence – Illuminating Distractions

Cartwheel sequence caught on camera.
Cartwheel Sequence - Illuminating Distractions

Celebrating Teen- Cartwheel – Christine O’ Connell

Photographer’s sister doing cartwheels.
Celebrating Teen- Cartwheel - Christine O' Connell