Unit 1: Shutter Speed.

Shutter Speed:

Shutter speed is the length of time that the shutter opens up. Exposing either the film or digital sensor to the light passing through the lens. Here are some examples of how to use a range of shutter speeds:  

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpuf

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpuf

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpuf

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpuf

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpuf

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpuf

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpuf

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpuf

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpuf

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpuf

shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. - See more at: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed#sthash.gUnLQf7N.dpu

at 1/5th of a second the shutter is open for long enough to blur moving objects. With a steady hand you will still be able to avoid camera shake but using a tripod when shooting below 1/60th of a second is advised. 

 

At 125/th of a second you can shoot stationary subjects comfortably handheld capturing all detail with no blur. 

1/500 is a fast enough shutter speed to freeze moving subjects mid air. Higher shutter speeds like this are ideal for shooting action/sports etc.

                                     

After testing a range of different shutter speeds we looked at some of Chris Friel's work. He uses motion blur photography to achieve quite abstract and surreal images. He does this by using a slow shutter speed and moving the camera around in order to blur and distort the final image. 

After looking at some of Friels's work we went out in our local environment to practice and experiment with similar techniques. 

Exposure:0.6  Aperture:F22

                                                            

 Exposure: 1/5  Aperture: F20

Exposure: 1/5  Aperture: F20