Stop Action

A stop action photo is a photo where a moving object is caught in a position where the apparent movement is completely nullified by the appearance of the photo alone. Since the photos are required to be sharp, all of the blur that implies movement is gone. The only thing that suggests movement in the photo is the positioning of the limbs and/or parts of the focal point. In order to take this type of photo, you must set your F-Stop to a setting of 8-11 while maintaining a shutter speed of 1/500 or higher. You must catch the moving object while your camera remains still, which creates the "sharp" effect that makes the photo stop action. Also, a tripod is not required since the shutter speed isn't around the range of 1/60 or lower.

Blur

The Blur is a type of photo where most of the photo appears to be sharp, while one aspect is blurred to suggest the motion occurring in the photo. This dynamic must be apparent in the photo or the photo will be stop action since everything is sharp, or panning since the background is blurred around a single focal point which suggests the movement in that case. In order to take this type of photo, you must set the shutter speed to 1/60 or lower depending on what's required. Your F-Stop should be 8-11, and you absolutely need a Tripod since the photo will not be taken correctly without one.

Panning

Panning is a type of photo where the background appears to be blurry while focal point (a moving object or person) appears to be sharp. This must occur in the photo or the photo cannot classify as a panning photo; it would be something entirely different. One hindrance that appears in the photo-taking process of these photos and not the others is the speed of the focal point. Something has to be moving really fast for the background to appear significantly blurry. A normal person running isn't going to achieve this significant blur since they aren't moving fast enough, but the principle is still in the photo. In order to take this type of photo, you must set your F-Stop to 8-11 while the shutter speed is dependent on the situation. This means that the photo can require a tripod depending on the situation, but it isn't necessary most of the time.