Shutter speed Write-up

Shutter speed can be used to allow light to enter the camera for a certain period of time. The longer the shutter is open, the more light enters the camera, the shorter the shutter is open for, the less light enters the camera. The shutter speed o most cameras can usually be set somewhere between 1/1000^th of a second, and 30 seconds. The shutter can be used to make various effects. If it is a dark scene, you would use a slower shutter speed to try and get the photo exposed as best as you can. You can also use it to create motion blur. Motion blur is where you take a picture with a slower shutter speed, whilst panning, which creates a blurred background, giving the impression through the photograph, that the subject is moving. You can also speed up the shutter, which allows the subjects movement to be frozen in a position. You would use this when photographing a waterfall, or the sea, where the water is moving, and you wish to freeze it in a position without blur.

Here we can see that the subject is producing motion blur, due to the fact that the shutter isn't fast enough. This picture was taken at 1/30 of a second

Here, the image is has also got motion blur due to the shutter not being fast enough, this was also taken at 1/30 of a second.

As you can see this image is much better. it doesn't have any motion blur, but does a have a small problem with it being out of focus. this can be fixed by using manual focus. this picture was taken at 1/500 of a second.

These two images are also controlled using shutter speed. These two photographs were taken using the continuous shooting mode to get the right image, but were shot at 1/800 of a second.