Shutter speed is really helpful with controlling how much movement is shown in the picture. A good photographer knows that using shutter speed can drastically change the picture. Action shots taken with a very fast shutter speed can capture the motion exactly where it is. A slower shutter speed can add blur which can make the motion look like its happening faster. Examples of slow shutter speeds are usually an eighth of a second or slower. Examples of fast shutter speed are somewhere around a thirty-second of a second or faster. Panning is when a photographer sees something moving (a runner, a car, etc.) and swivels the camera to capture them as the background is blurry. They will usually take multiple pictures at once as they follow the subject. This can make the subject look like they’re going fast but they are still in focus.
Panning
These two shots are examples of panning because the background is blurry while the subject is clearer. You can see that both of their legs are moving, but that just makes it look like they are running faster.
Slow Shutter Speed
These two pictures have pretty slow shutter speed and so the viewer can see more of the motion. In the picture of Joelle, she is very clear, but you can clearly see the ball is spinning around because it’s blurrier. In the second picture, you can see that Jason just shot the ball and that’s why the basketball is more of a streak.
Fast Shutter Speed
Both of these pictures have very fast shutter speeds because the viewer can see everything crystal clear. In Joelle’s picture, she is very clear even though she’s midair and the ball is also captured perfectly. With Jason shooting the ball, it’s almost the exact same as the one with slow shutter speed, but this time the ball is super clean and everything is clear.
This picture shows the hands typing really quickly and that was captured because the shutter speed was pretty slow. If it would’ve been faster the hands would have looked like they were just hovering above the keyboard.
This is my favorite picture because it shows Joelle perfectly focused on keeping the volleyball spinning. The volleyball is kind of blurry, but not enough so that the viewer doesn’t know what it is. The shutter speed was perfect for the shot and the lighting makes her look almost golden.