Lesson 10ª

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Movement

3. From where the object is moving, to where it is going: If the object we are shooting is moving through our frame from right to left (or vice versa), we will need a higher shutter speed to freeze it than if we are shooting an object coming towards the camera (coming to us). For example, if we are shooting a car on the highway: If I were standing by the highway (next to the actual street) and I took the picture of a car as it goes by (in the frame of the picture), I would need a higher shutter speed to freeze it than if I were standing in the middle of the highway and I shot a picture as the car gets closer to where I am.

4. The lens we are using: A telephoto lens makes objects appear closer, thus, the effect is very similar to the one produced by point 1. If I were using a lens with greater focal length (for example, 300mm), I would need a higher shutter speed to freeze a moving object than if I were using a lens with shorter focal length (a 50mm).

 

picture

I took this photograph from a moving car. I used a low shutter speed, 1/25, with a 18mm DX lens. As you can see, the photograph is moved due to the shutter speed.