Shutter Speed Lesson

Shutter Speed Lesson

Shutter Speed

1. Motion

2. Light

FAST SHUTTER
1. Freezes the action (Stop Action)
 
2. Lets in LESS light
The following are examples of a fast shutter.  It STOPS the action.

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Slow Shutter
  • Lower than 1/200 of a second
    • Need  a tripod or photos will be blurry from camera shake
What does a low shutter do?
1.  Blursthe object 
  • Feeling of motion
  • Lets in MORE Light
    • Good for Night photography

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Slow vs Fast Shutter Speeds

Water Victoria Castle

Skateboard Jumping

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Shutter Speed and the Camera

TV dial : (shutter priority mode)

  • you are controlling only your shutter speed
  • The shutter speed is located in the camera it self and not the lens
  • Shutter Speed is how long the cameras  shutter is open when taking a photograph

How Shutter Speed is Measured 
  • Shutter speed is measured in seconds and fractions of seconds 
    • As a fraction of a second (1/4000)
    • As a Whole second  (1, 2, 3)

  • Shutter Speed shown on back of camera

  • The camera will control the aperture. 
    • You can no longer change it.
    • When you change your shutter speed your aperture changes also

 

  • The bigger the denominator the faster the speed (1/1000 is much faster than 1/10)
  • The longer the shutter is open the more light gets in