A person who photographs in automatic mode thinks little about concepts such as aperture, shutter speed, or exposure. This is of no use to him. The camera automatically sets the shooting parameters based on automatic measurements. But automation often makes mistakes, and there comes a time when the amateur photographer has to take control of the aperture and shutter speed.
It is necessary
- - Camera with manual settings
- - Subject for shooting
Instructions
Step 1
Not everyone understands what lies behind photographic terms. Roughly speaking, shutter speed can be defined as the amount of time during which a stream of light acts on the film or the camera matrix, capturing the captured image.
Step 2
Under the same conditions, a fast shutter speed will let in less light, the picture will be darker, and vice versa. The faster the subject moves, the faster the shutter speed should be, otherwise you will get blurring in the frame as the model moves.
Step 3
Long exposures are needed for shooting in dark conditions, for example, when photographing night and evening landscapes. Sometimes it takes up to several minutes for the camera to capture enough light, so do not assume that the camera has deteriorated when the shutter clicks open only once during night shooting. After some time, a closing click will also be heard. The only thing that is required of you at this moment is to ensure the absolute stability of the camera. Therefore, it is better to shoot with a tripod using the remote control. Even a slight shake of hands or shake of the camera from pressing the button with a finger can knock the picture, make it blurry.
Step 4
If you set the exposure parameters manually, then be aware that the generally accepted unit of measurement is fractions of a second. 1/10 of a second lasts much longer than 1/100. What kind of shutter speed you need under certain conditions, you can determine independently after a series of experimental shots. You can read as many textbooks as you like, but until you firstly understand the principle of choosing a shutter speed depending on the lighting and the selected aperture, you are unlikely to get masterpieces.
Step 5
By operating the shutter speed, you can create photographs with special effects with the camera alone, without the help of Photoshop. For example, the so-called wiring effect. The simplest example of this is a photograph in which a car moves along the road, staying in focus, and the space behind it is blurred, creating the effect of movement in the frame, making the picture dynamic. Just select a slow shutter speed of 1/10 or even 1/3 of a second, focus on the car, without stopping to follow the subject with the camera, press the camera button. You should have a very nice blurring effect with a clear object in front of it. The slow shutter speed made this interesting effect possible.
