Monday, March 12, 2007

Photography lesson day 6 - Shutter Speed

DAY 6

Playing with Aperture and Shutter

The difference between a good and an amateur photographer is that an amateur photographer points at a subject and then shoots, a good photographers knows how a camera works and how the final image is affected by the adjustment of shutter speed and aperture therefore a good photographer thinks or visualizes what he wants for a final image before shooting.


Shutter Speed. You may use a slow shutter to blur the movement of an object. This means that the reading of slow aperture must be compensated by a small opening aperture or higher f/stop. On the other hand a faster shutter speed will freeze the motion. To do this, set first the shutter speed to desired speed and then get the exposure.

This is an example of blurring the motion. I used slow shutter to show the tracks of the drum sticks





This one on the other hand shows a frozen motion. Notice that everything is sharp.



Assignment F:

1. Shoot a moving subject on a slow shutter
2. Shoot a moving object and stop the motion

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