Motion and the Shutter To adjust your shutter speed with the DSLR put your camera setting to S priority. The camera will automatically adjust the aperture for you.

The distance from the camera will “freeze” motion differently

Type of Motion Distance from the camera

25 feet 50 feet 100 feet Very fast walker 1/125 1/60 1/30 Child running 1/100 1/125 1/60 Good Sprinter 1/500 1/250 1/125 Speed boat/car 1/500 1/250 1/125 Speeding vehicle 1/1000 1/500 1/500 Airplane Good Luck! 1/2000 1/1000

Note: For action proceeding directly toward or away from the camera only 1/3 of the speed indicated is required. For action passing toward or away from the camera at approximately 45 degrees only 2/3 of the speed indicated is needed.

Panning

Panning: In panning, remember that you will be moving the camera along with the subject that is moving. Your subject will be sharp and your background will be blurred to emphasize the motion. Your model must move from left to right, not front to back. (perpendicular) Before taking the photo, pre-focus and properly set your exposure.

Try using a shutter speed of 1/60 or slower

Show Motion

To blur motion use a slow shutter speed. The slower the shutter speed the more the action will look blurred in your photograph. Remember to hold the camera steady, because even breathing will cause blur in the photo so try not to move the camera or use a tripod. Use any shutter speed lower than 60.

Stop Motion

Capture the movement to “freeze” the action. There should be no blur. The faster the shutter speed, the sharper the motion will appear in the photo.

Use a shutter speed of 250 or faster

Motion Series Depth of Field

Depth of Field refers to the zone of apparent sharpness.

3 Ways to Control Depth of Field:

1. The size of the lens opening A. the larger the aperture the shallower the depth of field B. f/2.8, f/1.7 AND f/4 have a short area of focus or a shallow depth of field

2. Distance controls the depth of field A. the farther the camera to subject distance, the greater the depth of field B. the closer the camera to subject distance, the shallower the depth

3. Focal Length controls the depth of field A. The longer the focal length of the lens, shallower the depth

Depth of Field

To adjust your shutter speed with the DSLR put your camera setting to A priority. The camera will automatically adjust the shutter speed for you.

Shallow Depth of Field Shallow Depth of Field: Macro Greater Depth of Field Greater Depth of FIeld