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March Assignment - SHUTTER SPEED
Continuing forward on learning the (3) ingredients of exposure - we covered Aperture, now it's time for Shutter Speed. This, for me, is the trickiest part of photography, and even I still struggle with it sometimes.
In an effort to save time and not have to re-type - I posted a really good explanation of shutter speed along with 2 example pictures on my blog about a year ago. Below is the link, and I ask that you go there to read about shutter speed & see the examples before continuing on below. Feel free to browse around & read more of my blog, too - I've been at it about a year now and have a lot of fun with it :)
http://mtsphotography.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html
Okay, now that you've read that - let's apply shutter speed to this month's assignment. Put your DSLR's on "S" if a Nikon, or I think on the Cannon it's "TV" for time value, not sure? and go out and find some action. If you're like me and a cold weather wimp, you could try this assignment on running water from the kitchen sink or something, LOL! I think the easiest examples will be to turn your doodle loose outside, and take a few images at a high shutter speed (capture the action with a fast "click" and freeze motion) vs. a lower shutter speed (capture the action with a slower, longer "click" and blur the action).
Point & Shoot users - try taking a couple images with your camera on the "sports" setting vs. the regular setting - let's see if there is any difference with freezing the action/blurring - I bet there will be at least a little bit.
Let's see what you guys can come up with, you've been very creative thus far!
In an effort to save time and not have to re-type - I posted a really good explanation of shutter speed along with 2 example pictures on my blog about a year ago. Below is the link, and I ask that you go there to read about shutter speed & see the examples before continuing on below. Feel free to browse around & read more of my blog, too - I've been at it about a year now and have a lot of fun with it :)
http://mtsphotography.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html
Okay, now that you've read that - let's apply shutter speed to this month's assignment. Put your DSLR's on "S" if a Nikon, or I think on the Cannon it's "TV" for time value, not sure? and go out and find some action. If you're like me and a cold weather wimp, you could try this assignment on running water from the kitchen sink or something, LOL! I think the easiest examples will be to turn your doodle loose outside, and take a few images at a high shutter speed (capture the action with a fast "click" and freeze motion) vs. a lower shutter speed (capture the action with a slower, longer "click" and blur the action).
Point & Shoot users - try taking a couple images with your camera on the "sports" setting vs. the regular setting - let's see if there is any difference with freezing the action/blurring - I bet there will be at least a little bit.
Let's see what you guys can come up with, you've been very creative thus far!
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Permalink Reply by Diane Margetts on
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Ahhhh Mandy--the Elk are so beautiful! We have a vacation house in a remote (relatively) that serves as a sanctuary for wildlife and that is my passion--besides Doodles, of course!! Thank you for the explanation on the rushing water. I have seen, with great envy, so many awesome photos with velvet water and I have really been wanting to experiment with that. --
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Permalink Reply by Linda and "Toby" on
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Nice blog, Mandy! :)
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I added this link to my Blod under useful photography links. This is a link to an article that has really good information on shutter speed.
http://digital-photography-school.com/a-beginners-to-capturing-motion-in-your-photography -
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