2. Shutter Speed
• Shutter Speed controls how long light is
allowed to hit the film
• Full stops
– 1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/15 1/30 1/60 1/125…
– Your camera may show just the second half of the
number 2, 4, 8, 15
– A quotation mark after the number denotes
seconds
– A number with no quotation marks is a fraction of
a second
• When motion is the important aspect of the
shot choose your shutter speed first and then
meter to get the correct aperture
3. Shutter Speed
• Shutter speed controls whether a moving
object will be in focus or blurred
• To get fast shutter speeds, you may have to
choose a high ISO film
• To get slower shutter speeds you may have
to choose a low ISO film
• You will get more motion blur from something
crossing in front of you than from an object
coming toward you
25. Night Photography
• You will need to be prepared to deal with slow
shutter speeds.
• Either bring a tripod or find a place to set your
camera
• In order to keep from shaking the camera with
your hands, set your self timer
• Meter for visible light-your meter reading is a
starting point
– You may have to fiddle with your exposure
settings
• Beware of setting your ISO too high and
getting excessive noise
30. Slow Shutter Speed and Flash
• Normally your flash is synced with your
shutter speed at higher speeds (around 1/60)
• You can force your flash to fire along with
slower shutter speeds for different effects
• Whenever the flash fires, there will be
stopped motion and then during the rest of
the exposure the camera will record the
motion blurFront Curtain (regular) Flash
