Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed

In photography shutter speed is a common term used for exposure time - referring to the length of time that a shutter of the camera is open for. This length of time effects the amount of light that reach's the camera's sensor when capturing a photograph. Within the first couple of weeks of this module, I done some further practise and experimenting with shutter speed. I have previously done some work on shutter speed at A-Level Photography, photographing similar subjects of people and objects. 
Below are some of the experimental photographs I captured when practising different shutter speeds on the camera, one of each of the photographs were captured with either 1/8th of a second, 1/30th or 1/125th.

Shutter Speed - 1/8th

These two photographs below hold a exposure time of 1/8th of a second, having a much slower shutter speed. The camera captures the photograph much slower time per second, with the shutter taking a longer length of time to capture, creating this blur surrounding the image. Having a smaller exposure time results in the photograph being blurred and sometimes hard to visualise at times. 

1/8th Shutter Speed

1/8th Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed - 1/30th 

Below these two photographs have an exposure time of 1/30th of a second, with the image having a slightly faster shutter speed than the previous two photographs. The result of this photograph is that although it is still blurry and still not being as clear as it could be for a viewer, it is slightly more recognisable and gives off a clearer visual outlook and understanding of the subject.

1/30th Shutter Speed

1/30th Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed - 1/125th 

Both these photographs below represent a much clearer image of the subject moving during the capture. These two photographs were captured with an exposure time of 1/125th of a second, being the quickest shutter speed time between the three settings. This exposure time has the fastest shutter speed, resulting in a much clearer image even though both subjects are in motion. This particular exposure time captures the image the quickest, creating a much clearer understanding of what the subject is or doing.

1/125th Shutter Speed

1/125th Shutter Speed

Upon reviewing this set of photographs, I can easily criticise the quality of each photograph I have captured regarding focus and angling, and the change in lighting quality- but I am aware of this and captured this set of images for experimental purposes only, practising the technique of shutter speed and working out the best shutter speed for my final personal project.

Previous Experiments - 

During my photography course at A-Level I have previously done some practise and experimenting with shutter speed and exposure time, similarly using a moving subject. When practising this technique of shutter speed again I took inspiration from my previous work and used this idea of using a person and their movements to displays the clear visual difference between the various shutter speeds. Below are three photographs I produced at A-Level representing these three exposure times of 1/8th, 1/30th and 1/125th of a second.

1/8th Shutter Speed

1/30th Shutter Speed

1/125th Shutter Speed

From each of these three photographs it is clear that each time the image gets clearer, less blurry and more focused. This happens each time as the exposure time decreases and the shutter speed becomes faster capturing a much clearer photograph.