Capturing Motion:
Using Shutter Speed to Blur and Freeze Motion
Capturing motion is one of the most challenging and yet most rewarding components of photography.
Where else can you capture a slice of time not visible to the naked eye, or record the motion of the stars in the night sky for a five hour exposure?
For this assignment, you will be planning and shooting in a way that combines several of the skills you have been building to create a strong portfolio
of 5-7 motion images.
Planning Assignment:
Complete a Motion Planning Writeup and save in your folder.
In a text edit or open office, write a paragraph which answers the following questions:
*Subject, Foreground and Background: What is the subject, and what is behind and in front of the subject.
(Be thoughtful in planning your foreground and background)
*Distance: How far are you from the subject? A foot away? 50 ft away? Will you need a closeup or telephoto lens?
*Perspective/Angle: Are you above, below, or at the same level?
*ESTIMATED SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE: One of the most important aspects of this assignment is to plan what you think
your aperture and shutter speed will be. This will change and you will need to adjust according to the conditions you are shooting in,
but your estimate will serve as your starting point.
Shutter Speed Guidelines:
As a general rule, if you want to blur motion and get part of the image blurred with part still,
use a shutter speed of 15-40.
If you want to freeze motion, use a shutter speed of 200 and up.
If you want to capture something that is moving REALLY fast, sports, falling water, use a shutter speed of 1000.
As always, you will need to adjust you aperture and ISO to compensate for shutter speed.
SHOOTING ASSIGNMENT:
During the block schedule, you will have only two opportunities per week to be shooting images, use those days to do as many images as you can.
Due Friday:
Shoot at least 40-50 images and select your top photo to edit. By Friday, send a zip file of your top 5-7 motion images. Title the folder P#_Last_First_Motion. Zip the file and send as an attachment to nisperos dot photo {at}} gmail dot com
(replace the dots with . and replace {at}} with the at sign, no spaces )
Where else can you capture a slice of time not visible to the naked eye, or record the motion of the stars in the night sky for a five hour exposure?
For this assignment, you will be planning and shooting in a way that combines several of the skills you have been building to create a strong portfolio
of 5-7 motion images.
Planning Assignment:
Complete a Motion Planning Writeup and save in your folder.
In a text edit or open office, write a paragraph which answers the following questions:
*Subject, Foreground and Background: What is the subject, and what is behind and in front of the subject.
(Be thoughtful in planning your foreground and background)
*Distance: How far are you from the subject? A foot away? 50 ft away? Will you need a closeup or telephoto lens?
*Perspective/Angle: Are you above, below, or at the same level?
*ESTIMATED SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE: One of the most important aspects of this assignment is to plan what you think
your aperture and shutter speed will be. This will change and you will need to adjust according to the conditions you are shooting in,
but your estimate will serve as your starting point.
Shutter Speed Guidelines:
As a general rule, if you want to blur motion and get part of the image blurred with part still,
use a shutter speed of 15-40.
If you want to freeze motion, use a shutter speed of 200 and up.
If you want to capture something that is moving REALLY fast, sports, falling water, use a shutter speed of 1000.
As always, you will need to adjust you aperture and ISO to compensate for shutter speed.
SHOOTING ASSIGNMENT:
During the block schedule, you will have only two opportunities per week to be shooting images, use those days to do as many images as you can.
Due Friday:
Shoot at least 40-50 images and select your top photo to edit. By Friday, send a zip file of your top 5-7 motion images. Title the folder P#_Last_First_Motion. Zip the file and send as an attachment to nisperos dot photo {at}} gmail dot com
(replace the dots with . and replace {at}} with the at sign, no spaces )