BCC -Basic Camera Class Week #3 of 4 Shutter Speed

by Leah shutter 1/160

by Leah shutter 1/160

by Leah shutter 1/160

by Liam shutter 1/100

by Ann Marie shutter 1/100

by Ann Marie shutter 1/100

by Katie shutter 1/200

by Katie shutter 1/200

by Josh Q shutter 1/20

by Josh Q shutter 1/20

by Josh Q shutter 1/20

Shutter speed helps to show motion in a photograph.  In slower shutter speeds, the action appears to slow down by being blurred some in the photo.In the photos above, the slow shutter speed is 1/20.
 Faster shutter speeds stop or freeze action as in a racing car zooming by would be sharp with a fast shutter speed.  A hummingbird's wings moving would appear sharp when they are moving very fast. Our example in class for fast shutter speed was 1/100 and 1/160 and 1/200.

It is fun to think before taking the photo, what action or movement do we want to show in our photos. Make a creative choice by shooting moving subjects with both fast and slow shutter speeds and see which result you find most pleasing.  This is what we tried in class by changing the shutter, to see which effect we liked the best: to stop or freeze action or to purposely blur the action.