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Shutter Speed and Movement

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What is Shutter Speed?

Shutter Speed is the length of time your cameras shutter stays open, which also determines how much light the sensor is exposed to. The longer the shutter is open then the longer the light will have to hit the sensor and brighten the image, The shorter the shutter is open then the shorter the time the light will hit the sensor which could result in darker images. Shutter speed is part of the exposure triangle which is the three factors that determine the exposure of a image.

By adjusting and controlling your shutter speed it can determine how sharp or blurry your moving image is. By taking images with a fast shutter speed you can capture a moving image and it will essentially be frozen in place so you end up getting a clean and sharp photo of your subject. By taking images with a slow shutter speed you end up getting images of your moving subject being blurry.

Examples

By using a fast shutter speed it makes your moving subject freeze in place in your image so you end up getting images like these below.

All photos used in the examples are not mine

We can see with this image that the bird that is flying as well as the water in the air were able to be suspended in place in the photo as it was using a high shutter speed while also maintaining the sharpness and clarity of the image as we are able to see image in great detail.
With this image we are able to see the process of the bubble being popped. Due to the fast shutter speed we are able to see the bubble in great detail and the process of it being popped mid air which would typically be a quick process that we wouldn’t be able to view like this in person.

With this image we are able to see the glass shatter which would usually happen at a very fast rate but thanks to the fast shutter speed we are able to see many shards of glass fly throughout the image, and thanks to the high shutter speed we are able to see this sharply which allows us to see most of the shards with high detail.

If you use a slow shutter speed it can end up making the subject of your photo look blurry and can create some amazing effects like these images below.

All photos used in the examples are not mine

As we can see in this image the cars that are driving along the roads are moving quick which makes them appear as these lines across the road, this use of slow shutter speed makes the image look unique and fabulous to look at.
In this image we can see another use of slow shutter speed where we can see the cars moving down, due to the slow shutter speed it gives the cars that motion blur effect which makes it appear blurry.
In this image we are able to see the train tracks and due to the speed of the train and the slow shutter speed we can see that the train appears as these colourful lines across the track which makes the picture look amazing.

Francesca Woodman

Francesca Woodman experimented with slow shutter speed and was able to create an amazing series of photos. Her photographs were taken at her parents farmhouse in the countryside of Florence Italy where they would spend their summers. The European culture and art had a huge influence on her work. The influence of surrealist art in the photographs of Man Ray and Claude Cahun can be seen in the themes and style used in her photographs. Her ideas and skills were developed at the Rhode island school of design. Her photographs was important and had an influence for American artists. Especially since in the 1970s the status of photography wasn’t really as big as paintings and sculptures. However in 1981, Francesca Woodman ended up taking her life at the age of 22

Her images below:

My Photos

Thanks to the low shutter speed (2 Seconds used) I was able to create light trails using flashlights and led lights which in return made some interesting and spectacular photos.

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