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Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed. Panning, Freeze Action, Capture Movement, Continuous Shooting mode vs. Single Frame. But First…. Better Photo Taking tip of the week: Horizontal vs. Vertical http:// www.ppsop.com/videos/hv.html. Shutter Speed Videos. http://videos.ppsop.com/pogostick.html.

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Shutter Speed

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  1. Shutter Speed Panning, Freeze Action, Capture Movement, Continuous Shooting mode vs. Single Frame

  2. But First…. • Better Photo Taking tip of the week: Horizontal vs. Vertical • http://www.ppsop.com/videos/hv.html

  3. Shutter Speed Videos • http://videos.ppsop.com/pogostick.html

  4. What is Shutter Speed? • Shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. • Think of the shutter on the camera as a shutter over a window, which opens or shuts over the window. • This controls the length of time the light comes through the camera • Shutter Speed is one of the elements of the exposure triangle (In order to get a proper exposure, you must have the shutter speed, ISO, and aperture set correctly.) When your camera is set to automatic, the camera determines the settings for each. • The Shutter speed also determines whether or not you freeze action or show movement.

  5. What does shutter speed look like on the camera? • TV Mode, Program mode, or Manual mode

  6. If you have a point and shoot camera • Fully automatic options • If you can’t manually control shutter speed: • For freeze action - Sports mode • For motion action - Night scene mode, which uses slow-synch flash (tripod support recommended)

  7. How is shutter speed measured? • Shutter speed is measured in seconds – or in most cases fractions of seconds. The bigger the denominator the faster the speed (ie 1/1000 is much faster than 1/30). • In most cases you’ll probably be using shutter speeds of 1/60th of a second or faster. This is because anything slower than this is very difficult to use without getting camera shake. --Camera shake is when your camera is moving while the shutter is open and results in blur in your photos. • If you are using a shutter speed slower than 1/60th, you will need to use a tripod to avoid camera shake or unnecessary movement.

  8. How do you know what speed to use? • When considering what shutter speed to use in an image, you should always ask yourself whether anything in your scene is moving and how you’d like to capture that movement. If there is movement in your scene, you have the choice of either freezing the movement (so it looks still) or letting the moving object intentionally blur (giving it a sense of movement).

  9. Shutter Speed Chart • 4” More Light Slower Speed Capture Movement • 2” More Light Slower Speed Capture Movement • 1” More Light Slower Speed Capture Movement • ½ More Light Slower Speed Capture Movement • ¼ More Light Slower Speed Capture Movement • 1/8 More Light Slower Speed Capture Movement • 1/15 More Light Slower Speed Capture Movement • 1/30 More Light Slower Speed Capture Movement • 1/60 More Light Slower Speed Capture Movement • 1/125 Less Light Faster Speed Captures Action • 1/250 Less Light Faster Speed Captures Action • 1/500 Less Light Faster Speed Captures Action • 1/1000 Less Light Faster Speed Captures Action

  10. To Freeze Movement • To freeze movement in an image (like in the surfing shot above) you’ll want to choose a faster shutter speed and to let the movement blur you’ll want to choose a slower shutter speed. The actual speeds you should choose will vary depending upon the speed of the subject in your shot and how much you want it to be blurred.

  11. To show movement • There are times when motion is good. For example when you’re taking a photo of a waterfall and want to show how fast the water is flowing, or when you’re taking a shot of a racing car and want to give it a feeling of speed, or when you’re taking a shot of a starscape and want to show how the stars move over a longer period of time etc. In all of these instances choosing a longer shutter speed will be the way to go. However in all of these cases you need to use a tripod or you’ll run the risk of ruining the shots by adding camera movement (a different type of blur than motion blur).

  12. Stretching your thinking

  13. Fast or slow Shutter Speed?

  14. Filling the frame • One tip with action photography is that you want to fill the frame, which means, you want to zoom-in to your subject so that the subject and their action is dominant within the borders of the photo.

  15. Single Frame vs. Continuous Shooting (Burst) Modes • Continuous mode is a particularly useful mode for taking shots of any situation where there is movement. Obviously photographing children is one such situation but there are many others including the photography of sport, animals, and even in portrait photography.

  16. Find Examples • Go to Google, Flickr, or any other photography website. • Look up and save the following examples to your folder: • Slow shutter speed (motion blur) • Panning • Fast shutter speed (freeze action) • Light painting • Stephen Wilkes (Day into Night) • Tomorrow we will practice so bring your cameras, cards, batteries, etc.

  17. Shutter Speed Activity 1. In groups of 2-3, each person will photograph someone in their group at the following settings: 1/500, 1/125, 1/15 and 1”. **Remember to put the camera on a steady surface when taking photos at 1/15 and 1”*** 2. Have your group partner do some type of action such as; jumping jacks, throw a ball in the air, or some other type of movement. 3. Your should either go outside or stay in front of a window. 4. Your ISO should be set to 200. 5. Show me your best photo from each setting (1/500, 1/125, 1/15, 1”)

  18. Today’s Practice • We want to show movement, so we will shoot on slow shutter speeds today. • 1/60 or less • You may need a tripod

  19. Shutter Speed Practice • What challenges did you have shooting on a fast shutter speed? • Slow shutter speed?

  20. Focal Lengths and Shutter Speed • Focal Length and Shutter Speed - another thing to consider when choosing shutter speed is the focal length of the lens you’re using. • Longer focal lengths will accentuate the amount of camera shake you have and so you’ll need to choose a faster shutter speed (unless you have image stabilization in your lens or camera). The ‘rule’ of thumb to use with focal length in non image stabilized situations) is to choose a shutter speed with a denominator that is larger than the focal length of the lens. For example if you have a lens that is 50mm 1/60th is probably ok but if you have a 200mm lens you’ll probably want to shoot at around 1/250.

  21. Panning • Panning is a technique in photography that is used to capture a moving object in action. The subject of the photo is clearly caught on camera; however, the rest remains a blur in the background • Panning creates the feeling of motion and speed without blurring the subject as a slow shutter speed would tend to do • Panning requires a steady hand and a relatively slow shutter speed. • Successful panning requires practice.

  22. Zoom-In/Zoom-Out

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