Shutter Speed
Apr 29, 2012 19:11:49 #
Doing a photo shoot soon today. It's sunny. I'll use ISO 100 with Focal point at 8, on manual. What shutter speed do you recommend?
Apr 29, 2012 19:17:43 #
Wabbit
Loc: Arizona Desert
Delia Young wrote:
Doing a photo shoot soon today. It's sunny. I'll use ISO 100 with Focal point at 8, on manual. What shutter speed do you recommend?
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Apr 29, 2012 19:19:34 #
How many times did you hit send?
Once is enough.
Focal point is not the correct term.
F-stop or aperture is the term you're looking for.
Using the "sunny 16 rule" you'll be at about 1/500th.
Does your camera have a meter?
Once is enough.
Focal point is not the correct term.
F-stop or aperture is the term you're looking for.
Using the "sunny 16 rule" you'll be at about 1/500th.
Does your camera have a meter?
Apr 29, 2012 19:40:03 #
When you get finished hitting send, take a look at this:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm
Apr 29, 2012 19:59:40 #
Sorry I sent the message so many times. I'm new at this and I wasn't sure that anybody was listing. Yes, I meant the F stop. Thank you.
Delia
Delia
Apr 29, 2012 20:05:56 #
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Apr 29, 2012 22:34:46 #
rambler
Loc: Masssachusetts
There is really no correct shutter speed, but it will often change the look of your photo. For example, do you hope to stop action (fast shutter speed), or have a blurry effect of motion (slow shutter speed). If you are holding your camera rather than having it on a tripod, a fast shutter speed can help minimize the effects of camera shake that will cause an out of focus, or blurry look.
With my camera in Manual mode I can choose a shutter speed I want, then find the matching f/stop that brings the exposure reading to 0.0. Or, I can set the f/stop and change the shutter speed until the exposure reading goes to 0.0. Then I review the images and see if I have gotten the results I want.
You can also change the results by changing the exposure number, too. You can go darker or lighter than the 0.0 exposure. This method is referred to as "Exposure Bracketing".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracketing
PS I really am not trying to confuse you. Just take it one step at a time!
With my camera in Manual mode I can choose a shutter speed I want, then find the matching f/stop that brings the exposure reading to 0.0. Or, I can set the f/stop and change the shutter speed until the exposure reading goes to 0.0. Then I review the images and see if I have gotten the results I want.
You can also change the results by changing the exposure number, too. You can go darker or lighter than the 0.0 exposure. This method is referred to as "Exposure Bracketing".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracketing
PS I really am not trying to confuse you. Just take it one step at a time!
Apr 30, 2012 06:16:05 #
Delia Young wrote:
Doing a photo shoot soon today. It's sunny. I'll use ISO 100 with Focal point at 8, on manual. What shutter speed do you recommend?
Why not make it easy. Set the camera to Aperture Priority,
set you F-stop to F8 and the camera will set the shutter speed. Don't like what you see after taking the shot, dial the EV exposure up or down. Don't like the dept of field, change your F-stop number. You can also just set your camera in the Program mode and take a look in the viewfinder to see what the camera recommends for getting the correct shot. Then you can change back to manual and use this as a starting point until you get the look you want.
Apr 30, 2012 07:57:07 #
Well, now that the photo shoot is over, can we see some of the finished result?
Apr 30, 2012 08:31:31 #
There's an old rule of thumb from the days of film photography. The correct exposure is one over the ISO at f/16 on a sunny day. If overcast, use f/11, if heavily overcast or shady use f/8 or even f5/6. This will get you close, and will work for any ISO. For example, at ISO 100, start with 1/100 (or 1/125 if you can't choose 1/100 shutter speed) at f/16. You can easily translate to other shutter speeds and f/stops by remembering that if you change one a full "f-stop" value, you change the other the opposite direction. For example, if you need 1/500 second in the above example, that is two "f-stop" equivalents less light, so you would open the lens to f/8 (two stops more light). I hope this helps.
Apr 30, 2012 08:55:11 #
Delia Young wrote:
Doing a photo shoot soon today. It's sunny. I'll use ISO 100 with Focal point at 8, on manual. What shutter speed do you recommend?
We know you will be outdoors. If you are shooting scenery or man-made structures on a tripod the shutter speed is 1/100. If you are shooting hand held, I suggest 1/160 for stationary targets. That will eliminate blur introduced by your shaking, albeit slightly shaking hands. If you expect fast action, such as a bird flying away 1/320 will freeze all but the fastest motion. This would leave only the wing tips of birds with a slight blur. A shutter speed of 1/500 will freeze every part of a bird in flight, as well as the propellors of a plane or helicopter. I am sure you know that ISO and exposure compensation should be used to adjust your exposure to the shutter speed you select. Shoot 'em dead.
Apr 30, 2012 10:06:29 #
Apr 30, 2012 10:54:09 #
Fstop12 wrote:
quote=Delia Young Doing a photo shoot soon today.... (show quote)
This is exactly how I started out. I couldn't have said it better. When you uses these setting, and figure out exactly how exposure works and how all the rest of the camera functions work, then you are ready to experiment with M. Until then, keep trying P (program), Av,(apature priority) Tv (shutter priority), but stay away from M (manual), B (bulb), and Auto modes.
Note, these modes are common on Canon products, I don't know what the designations are for Nikon and the rest.
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