Hi There! I’m so glad you have stopped by. Today’s short tidbit of Photo information is about shutter speed. This is how fast or slow the lens of your camera will open and close. I have a great example in my collection of pictures.
When photographing water, a fast shutter speed can catch the individual drops of water coming from the fountain. To the eye this fountain was a smooth stream of water flowing. But, with a fast shutter I can see the individual drops.
While a slower shutter speed will blur the water into one smooth flowing stream. Play around with pictures of water this week and share them next week with us! I didn’t slow the speed great amount, but I think you can see what I’m talking about. A slower speed really is nice if you are photographing a stream or creek flowing.
Remember, the best camera is the one you have with you!
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Diane,
This might seem a silly question but I assume the greater the number is “faster” and the lower the number is “slower,” correct?
I feel silly even asking, but I’m trying to learn more about shutter speed and aperture and I am just horrible at this.
Thanks!
Jennifer
Okay, that is true but let me put it like this. One Second is a long time for an exposure, so if you want a faster shutter speed, you take it down in numbers. So, a 1/30 of a second is faster than a 1/15 of a second. I am so much better in real life explaining, holding our cameras in hand. The numbers on the camera are fractions of a second. 500 is larger than 250, but it is actually 1/500 of a second…half the length of time of one 1/250 of a second.
So, larger numbers represent faster shutter speeds,that means shorter exposure times.
I have struggled with this so much and still do at times. Does this help or make it more confusing? Look at the place where your camera shows your shutter speed while you read this and play with the dial a little.
Oh!! I get it!! Thank you so much for explaining it to me. 🙂