PHOTO TIPS: Getting Creative with Shutter Speed

Lisa Michele Burns — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:33:55 +0000

Learning to adjust your cameras shutter speed is one of the first steps to controlling how a photo is created. Knowing how fast or slow you want the shutter to be will help the camera to let more or less light into the image, hence producing the creative result you hope to achieve. Once you’ve got the hang of adjusting the shutter speed you can create beautiful blurred shots with movement which is what I’ll go into more detail in this post. While shutter speed is relevant to every photo you take, most times it’s roughly about the same speed if you’re shooting in daylight or a well lit environment. To begin adding the element of movement, this is where the fun starts. Firstly, to find where to adjust your shutter speed have a scroll through your cameras menu. Some cameras will have a quickfind button or touch screen solution however others you’ll have to dig a little deeper and adjust in the settings menu. Now for a quick explanation about what shutter speed is…put simply, it’s the length of time your camera’s shutter is open. If it’s open longer, more light is let in and you’ll have to keep...

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