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Using Shutter Speed for Action Photos |
Shutter speed can be easily used and make for great action shots. It can be used to blur motion or to stop motion dead in its tracks. This article will attempt to take you through the Shutter Speed world and hopefully make you realize that it’s very easy.
Freezing Motion
Have you seen the matrix? Okay you remember when Trinity jumps up and freezes mid air about to kick the cop. This is freezing in motion. You can do this with photography and stop the motion of cars, planes, birds, bugs, rodents, monkeys, elephants, etc.
To freeze motion, you must use a shutter speed that is fast enough to catch the motion. For faster movements like birds you need faster shutter speeds. Slower movements don’t need as fast shutter speeds.
When you speed up the shutter speed what happens is a larger aperture or ISO rating is needed to expose the image properly. This can make for noisy images. Be careful when adjusting settings.
Blurring Motion
Have you seen those awesome photos of waterfalls that have the water blurred and really majestically looking? Well you can do the same exact thing with using slow shutter speeds. A slow shutter speed used with action shots will make the action blur as a result. If you take a photo of a car using a slow shutter like 1/30 the car will leave streaks and be blurred. When using this slow shutter speed at night you get the lights blurring into lines of red.
It’s really fun to mess with the shutter speed and action events. Experiment and try new things. And when you’re using a slow shutter speed, bring a tripod.
Al Sanchez has a Free Photo 101 E-course that teaches digital photography at http://www.phototechniques.info in addition to another free program on how to Sell Your Pictures Online at http://www.photoprofitz.com/course.html
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