How to Choose Shutter Speed on a Manual Camera
It is extremely difficult to choose shutter speed on a manual camera for beginners. However, once you perfect the technique, it becomes extremely simple to shoot fast and slow moving objects to create an impressive artistic effect.
‘Shutter Speed’ is the process of how fast or slow your camera lens shutter opens and for how much time, and it works in concurrence with the aperture to determine how much light camera negative receives to create an image.
Instructions
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Shutter Speed basically has two affects. It either freezes the motion or makes it speedy. One’s shutter speed will vary on the basis of what the person want to shoot. A faster shutter speed will freeze the action, while a slower shutter speed will make the action lively.
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If one wants to choose a faster shutter speed, they must set the shutter speed of 1/60 of a second, depending upon how much light is available. This will freeze the action, and any moving object will be frozen.
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If one wants to choose a slower shutter speed, then they must use a tripod. Many professionals will suggest that a tripod should be used whether capturing a normal shot, but while using slower shutter speed it is impossible to capture a perfect shot without a tripod. With a shutter speed of 1/30 of a second, a fast moving object will appear a little blurred. However, if one sets the shutter speed to 1 second or more, the moving object will only appear as a line all across the image in the direction of its movement.
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While taking pictures with slow shutter speed, one must know how much amount of light is present, as the slow shutter speed might allow too much light to hit the negative that can eventually distort the taken image. For that instance, one must also adjust the aperture according to it. Higher number of aperture means that there is a smaller opening for light, while a lower number of aperture means that there is a higher opening for light, which is helpful while shooting in low light.
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Changing the aperture will also affect the depth of field. For instance, F8 at 1/60 of a second is perfect for taking a normal shot. However, if one intends to blur the moving object a little, they have to set the shutter speed to 1/30 of a second and set the F-stop to F16, which will provide a greater depth of field.
