This video is part of our intro to photography series, where we break some fundamental concepts of the process of making image. You can find a written version below.
What is shutter speed?
Shutter speed with aperture value is one of the basic properties of exposure: ie, how light your camera becomes. A sharp shutter speed helps in freeze action, while a slower allows to come to light but resulted in blurred movements.
How do I choose my shutter speed?
There are two important factors to consider when choosing shutter speed: how fast is my subject moving forward? And if this is not a matter of concern, how much can I catch the camera continuously?
For sports and action, you will need too much shutter speed. For pictures of a subject that is posing, you can get away at a very slow pace, but in low light, there will be a limit to how long you can hold the camera without shaking it, even if the image stabilization in your camera or lens.
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Working at other peak, long exposures may give some interesting creative effects: to blur the rush or traffic speed, or express a flowing effect with water, rather than freeze its movement.
Most of the time, you want to set your shutter speed (or let your camera set the shutter speed) in your choice of aperture value and in response to the light level in your view.
We will continue this series with more discussion on the basic principles of exposure and photography. Check back soon for more entries links!
