shutter speed.

Shutter speed is the speed at which the shutter of the camera closes. A fast shutter speed creates a shorter exposure — the amount of light the camera takes in — and a slow shutter speed gives the photographer a longer exposure. The faster the shutter speed, the sharper the image will be. Therefore, the slower the shutter speed, the more blurred the image is.

A chart showing different levels of blur for a moving stick figure, based on the shutter speed


What do you use shutter speed for?

Shutter speed works in units of time, fractions of a second or several seconds. A higher/faster shutter speed allows less light to hit the camera sensor or film strip. Conversely, a lower/slower shutter speed allows more light to pass into your camera

What is shutter speed in photography? A Useful Illustrated Guide.

PHOTO GAME.

We tested the use of shutter speed by moving at different speeds at the camera.

This photo had a fast shutter speed as this photo was taken whilst moving however the image is clear.
This photo had a slow shutter speed as it was slightly blurred due to Finn moving
slow shutter speed.
These two images were taken at roughly 1/15 of a second, as the photo is slightly blurred however, mainly in focus.
John Baldessari’s ‘throwing three balls in the air to get a straight line’. This image was taken at a very fast shutter speed to capture the three balls near each other in a clear shot.

JOHN BALDESSARI

John Anthony Baldessari was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images.

3 BALLS IN A LINE.

In 1973, Baldessari came up with the idea to throw three balls in the air at the same time to attempt to get a photo of them in a straight line. whist he was throwing the three balls, his wife was capturing the image. he attempted this shoot thirty six times.

Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a Straight Line (Best of Thirty-Six Attempts)
John Baldessari (b. 1931). Throwing Three Balls in the Air to Get a | Lot  #15006 | Heritage Auctions

Photography Quiz

Q1: What is the etymology (origin & history) of the word photography?

Writing with light.

Q2: What year was the first photograph made in camera?

1826 (Joseph Nicéphore Niépce)

Q3: When did the first photograph of a human appear?

1838 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre)

Q:4 When made the first ‘selfie’

Robert cornelius (1839)

Q5: When did the first colour photograph appear?

1861 (James Clerk Maxwell)

Q6: What do we mean by the word genre?

A style or category of art

Q7: What do we mean by the genre of still-life?

An image that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world.

Q8: What was the main purpose of the Pictorialist movement?

To affirm photography as an art form

Q9: How do we describe the term documentary photography?


An interpretation of reality as witnessed by the photographer.

Q10: What is exposure in photography?

The amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor.

Q11: What controls exposure on your camera?

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO.

Q12: What control on our camera records moving objects?

Shutter

Q13: How do we explain depth of field?

How much of your image is in focus.

Q14: What factors affect Depth of Field?

Lens aperture, distance from camera to subject, and lens focal length.

Q15: What is composition in photography?

The arrangement of visual elements within the frame.

Q16: What is your understanding of aesthetics in art?

It is subjective and in the eye of the beholder.

Q17: What are contextual studies in photography?



To provide historial, cultural and theoterical understanding of images.

Q18: How many images are captured on average every day worldwide?


4.7 billion

Q19: Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world?

The Queen (Elizabeth II)