Exploring Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is the amount of time the camera is exposed to light. Different shutter speeds have different effects. A faster shutter speed, 1/250th of a second and above, creates stop action which is stopping any movement. A slower shutter speed, 1/60th of a second and below, creates a blurred action which is blurring any movement. From the technical aspect, a faster shutter speed is exposed to less light. A slower shutter speed is exposed to more light. If a picture becomes too dark or too bright, Emma learned to adjust the ISO to the correct settings for the lighting condition she was shooting in. As well as adjusting the light meter to brighten or darken an image. Below are Emma's stop action and blurred action photographs.
Stop Action
Stop action is using a fast shutter speed to capture a moving subject. Emma's favorite stop action of hers is "Coral." She likes this picture because of how she used a fast shutter speed to create the effect of movement in the image. She also loves the reflection of the dog in the water and the background as well. Emma uses an ISO of 200 because she was out on a sunny day so their was plenty of light. A shutter speed of 1/1000th of a second was used because of the movement she was trying to capture. Emma's other pictures were taken at the Hunter Jumper Classic, at her house in Pennsylvania, and on her trip family trip to the Galapagos Islands. Overall, Emma liked this project because it really captures subjects in a cool way.
Blurred Action
Blurred action pictures are created by using a slow shutter speed like 1/10th second, 1/5th second to blur a moving subject. Emma's favorite blurred action photo she took is "New York City." She loves the effect of the headlights being stretched across the picture from the use of a slow shutter speed of 1 second. Because the picture was taken at night, there was not a ton of light. Therefore, Emma used an ISO of 1000 to make the camera more sensitive to light. Emma's other pictures were taken in New York City as well as at her family's farm in Pennsylvania. Emma enjoyed this project because she liked to see how her pictures came out because all the blurred action photos had a different effect.
Panning
Panning images are created when the photographer follows the subject of the picture with their camera. They start following it before they take the picture. Then, as the subject keeps moving, the photographer takes the picture, but then they still have to keep following the object after they take the photo. The following of the subject creates a blurred background while the subject is in focus. Along with following the subject, photographers use a relatively slow shutter speed, like 1/15 or 1/20, to help with the making of a blurred background while the subject is in focus. Emma's favorite panning picture is "Snake." She likes it because of how the background came out. It was a curved blur rather than a straight blur like her picture "Car." Emma used an ISO of 2000 because she took this picture when it was dark outside so she had to accommodate for her lighting. Overall, Emma thought finding good subjects to shoot for this project was challenging.
Experimental Blur
For this assignment, Emma experimented with a slow shutter speed. She tried many different subjects and many different techniques of shooting at a slow shutter speed. For a few of Emma's pictures, she set a slow shutter speed, and as the picture was taking, she zoomed her lens. This created a blur around the subject like her photo "Four Wheeler" and a doubling affect like her photo "Four Eyes." Emma also experimented with Christmas lights in her photo "Christmas." A slow shutter speed blurred all the movement of the lights together to make a wing-like shape. Another subject Emma experimented with was a busy intersection in her photo "Lights." In this case, Emma used a 20 second shutter speed to capture all the headlights and taillights of cars passing by without the actual car showing up in the photograph. Emma really liked experimenting with a slow shutter speed because she enjoyed never knew how your picture was going to turn out.