WEEK 2-SHUTTER SPEED

Several examples pictures that I found which are using shutter speed. 

 

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 What is SHUTTER SPEED?

Wikipedia describes shutter speed as being the amount of time a digital cameras shutter is held open for when taking a photograph. Shutter speed allows light to reach the cameras image sensor. 

In photography, shutter speed is a common term used to discuss exposure time, the effective length of time a camera's shutter is open. The total exposure is proportional to this exposure time, or duration of light reaching the film or image sensor.

Shutter speed is measured in seconds and looks like 1/500, 1/250, 1/2 or 1 as in one second etc. It can range anywhere from 1/8000 to B for bulb. Bulb keeps the shutter open for as long as the shutter button is pressed down.

How do we know what shutter speed to use?

The shutter speed we will need to use depends on the type of photograph we want to take. For example, if we want to take a photograph of water frozen in action with every little bead in focus, then we would choose a fast shutter speed like 1/500 of a second. If we want to blur running water like the example below, then we would need to use a slower shutter speed like 1/4 of a second. Often when we use a slow shutter speed, we will also need a tripod to help avoid camera shake. 

Short tips for using shutter speed in digital SLR photography

• Slow shutter speed, slows motion.
  
• Fast shutter speed, takes the image almost instantly as in frozen in time.
  
• Use slow shutter speeds of at least 10 seconds or more for night shots of cities, buildings and streets etc.
  
• When using a slow shutter speed it's also a good idea to use a tripod and remote shutter release to avoid camera shake.
  
• If  for any reason we don't want to use a tripod, then a general rule to avoid camera shake is to never set our shutter speed slower than the reciprocal of the focal length value. For example, if our lens focal length is set at 50mm then don't use a shutter speed any slower than 1/60th of a second and so forth.
  
• To photograph a running child or animal while blurring the background, set the shutter speed to between 1/40 sec and 1/125 sec. Then follow the running child or moving animal as we press the shutter button. This is often referred to as panning.

(Self Review)

Slow shutter speed will allow blurring of the subject. Fast shutter speeds will stop the action. When shutter speed decrease, chances to get a blurring image will be increase because we must hold the camera standby for a longer period.

Fast shutter speeds are used to stop motion and will freeze the subjects. While for the slow shutter speeds can be used to portray movement or speed.