SHUTTER SPEED

SLOW SHUTTER SPEED: 

 Having a slow shutter speed (creating a long exposure) can blur the moving object to create very interesting effects. The lower the number the slower the shutter speed is for instance 1/15s. I created this image of the red car by propping my camera up on a sturdy table, and when the car drove past I pressed the shutter release button and the photo was taken. The zoom that these photos were taken with was 18mm-24mm. The picture of the red car was taken with a very slow shutter speed of 1/8s. As you can see the red car was moving and due to the slow shutter speed the car became blurred but the background was still in focus as it wasn't moving.

SHUTTER SPEED 1/8s

SHUTTER SPEED 1/8S

FAST SHUTTER SPEED: 

Having a faster shutter speed (creating a short exposure of the film/sensor) makes the image/object freeze in motion. The higher the number the faster the shutter speed,for example 1/1000s. I created these images by holding the camera in my hands with no tripod, then pressing the shutter release button just as the coffee was pouring out or as the water from the tap was running. The image of the coffee was taken with a very high shutter speed of 1/1000s. Here you can see that the image of the coffee is very sharp and everything is in focus, this is because the shutter speed was set up to be very fast to catch the moving coffee with little blur. The other image of the running water was taken with 1/1000s and as you can see the camera has frozen the water in motion.

SHUTTER SPEED 1/1000s

SHUTTER SPEED 1/1000s