Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed controls the length of time that light passing through the lens reaches the film. Using the correct shutter speed can improve the quality of your images. For example, fast moving objects require a fast shutter speed in order to prevent the picture from blurring, whereas slow moving objects require a slow shutter speed. Static objects don’t require shutter speed.

My images

Picture 1: Leaves

Shutter speed: 1/250
In this picture, I used a higher shutter speed and this therefore resulted in a higher quality picture. I used 1/250 but I think that I could have possibly used a shutter speed slightly higher to get an even higher quality picture. The light conditions were also temperamental so it was just luck that this picture had good lighting. If I was to take this picture again, I would make sure to take many shots to have a wider range of pictures to choose from. I would also make sure to possibly pick a place with a less crowded background to throw the leaves, so the focus is mainly on the leaves, and I would use a tripod, to hopefully create more steady shots.

 

 

Picture 2: Water in plughole

Shutter speed: 30/

I used a slightly too low shutter speed so this picture was slightly blurry. A problem I experienced whilst taking this picture was the underexposure. The lighting in the bathroom was very poor, therefore leading to a dull looking picture. To get a higher quality picture I would probably take pictures of water in natural lighting rather than the poor lighting conditions in a bathroom, and I would experiment with higher shutter speeds to get a higher quality picture. I would also adjust the focal ring to also increase the pictures quality.

Picture 3: Torch light in the dark

Shutter speed: ?

I think that this picture turned out well due to the dark lighting in the corridor and a fast shutter speed. On the other hand, I think I could increase the pictures quality I should have gone further away from the wall, which might have focused the light more, and used a higher shutter speed to catch more of the letters I drew in action. I could have possibly also used a darker wall to shine the torch against and the continuous shoot mode to get more shots at a fast speed.

 My overall targets for taking pictures next time are:

·         Take my images with the right shutter speeds/a variety of shutter speeds.

·         Spend longer choosing a location to take a shot before shooting.

·         Take shutter speed shots during better light conditions to increase the quality of my images.