Shutter Speed and Motion

Shutter Speed• Shutter Speed controls how long light is allowed to hit

the film• Full stops

– 1” 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/15 1/30 1/60 1/125…– Your camera may show just the second half of the number

2, 4, 8, 15– A quotation mark after the number denotes seconds– A number with no quotation marks is a fraction of a second

• When motion is the important aspect of the shot choose your shutter speed first and then meter to get the correct aperture

Shutter Speed

• Shutter speed controls whether a moving object will be in focus or blurred

• To get fast shutter speeds, you may have to choose a high ISO film

• To get slower shutter speeds you may have to choose a low ISO film

• You will get more motion blur from something crossing in front of you than from an object coming toward you

Long shutter speed Short Shutter Speed

Fast Shutter Speed1/60 and up

Fast Shutter Speed

Fast Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed1/30 and lower

Slow Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

Special Tricks with Slow Shutter Speed

• Panning-with a slow shutter speed, you follow the motion of your object while your camera is exposing

Panning

Panning

Panning

Special Tricks with Slow Shutter Speed

• You can move the camera while the shutter is open

• You can move you zoom while the shutter is open

Spinning the Camera

Spinning the Camera

Zooming

Zooming

Special Tricks with Slow Shutter Speed

• Light writing-while the shutter is open you can use a light source, like a flashlight, to write or draw

Light Writing

Light Writing

Night Photography

• You will need to be prepared to deal with slow shutter speeds.

• Either bring a tripod or find a place to set your camera

• In order to keep from shaking the camera with your hands, set your self timer

• Meter for visible light-your meter reading is a starting point– You may have to fiddle with your exposure settings

• Beware of setting your ISO too high and getting excessive noise

Night Photography

Night Photography

Night Photography

Night Photography

Slow Shutter Speed and Flash• Normally your flash is synced with your

shutter speed at higher speeds (around 1/60)• You can force your flash to fire along with

slower shutter speeds for different effects • Whenever the flash fires, there will be

stopped motion and then during the rest of the exposure the camera will record the motion blurFront Curtain (regular) Flash

Slow Shutter Speed and Flash

Slow Shutter and Rear Curtain Flash