shutter speed

This is one of my shutter speed photos. The shutter speed setting on a camera allows you to catch a fast moving object e.g. a car moving at  a high speed, it also allows you to capture a fast moving object over a period of time. The image above is an example of this. Sophie is moving a torch in the shape of a love heart, I set the shutter speed at 6 seconds to take this photo, if I was going to improve on this I would set the shutter speed at 4 seconds to prevent the over lap of the light, it would make the image look neater and more professional. The background image was slightly blurred on all of the photos I took, I tired to change the focus but using the focus ring but it made the main image blurred to. Next time I take photos like these I will try and find a darker back ground so you can not see the background at all, therefore it will not matter if the back ground image is blurry. If I was going to improve on this image further I would zoom in on the light which was going to create the image. This would make the main image centre of attention (which was my original aim).

Your shutter speed entry

• Discuss what shutter speeds do

• Discuss why you would use a fast or slow shutter speed

• Import  examples of your picture: discuss what shutter speed setting you set your camera too

• Discuss the quality of the image and the problems that the image has (see below)

• Discuss how would you would solve those problems

• Discuss what your targets are for taking pictures the next time

Possible problems

Underexposed

Not enough light is getting into the camera because it is too dark

Solutions and targets

• Retake the image at a slower shutter speed

• Retake the image at a different time of day or in better lighting conditions

• Increase the ISO speed of your camera

Poor framing 

Hands cut off , heads missing, subjects too far away

Solutions and targets

• Review images as and when you take them

• Take your time when shooting

• If your subject is moving take lots of shots

• Use the continuous shoot mode

• Get closer to your subject

• Use a tripod