Comments on: The Impact of Shutter Speed on Images [Case Study]

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:03:30 +0000

Comments about this not being about shutter speed but more about exposure are true, but this case study is a really good practical example to people new to manual of how shutter speed can affect the overall exposure (motion or not). It is important to catch this concept, so it can be at the forefront of your mind when setting up for a shot somewhere else. So yes it is about exposure overall, but this show the impact it can have on exposure. Remember the obvious negatives of slow shutter speeds being where there is motion there is blur.

By: Yurii

Yurii — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:06:21 +0000

I could not see if the tripod was used while making the perfect pix like those.

By: Edwin Barreto

Edwin Barreto — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:30:56 +0000

I just want to thank you for practical, fun to understand information on how shutter speed works.

By: Toby

Toby — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:46:04 +0000

The aperture on these shots was probably a little off, but I was basically playing with shutter speeds on this series of shots of the airport in Nice, southern France. The point about adjusting aperture for correct exposure is absolutely correct though. When you get into using external flash too, the shutter speed has a huge impact on the amount of ambient light on the scene (whereas the aperture tends to manage the flash impact)

http://www.greytrilby.com/night/CRW_6513.jpg
http://www.greytrilby.com/night/CRW_6520.jpg
http://www.greytrilby.com/night/CRW_6527.jpg

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:06:06 +0000

Great illustrations showing the different effects with adjustments of in Shutter Speed, F-Stop and ISO. Most people have the misconception that a picture taken this time of evening would require a higher ISO.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:44:43 +0000

While I suppose it was ‘helpful’ to some people, this really has more to do about exposure. If you were referring to the effects of shutter speed on the images, you should be adjusting the aperture as well. In these examples, you are not which changes the exposure on each of the images (as can clearly be seen in the blown highlights).
So if you wanted to do this properly, you would have to adjust both shutter speed and aperture.
I would also argue that keeping your lens wide open for night photography is completely unnecessary. Your camera should be attached to a stable tripod and you want your image to be sharp. Most lenses will be at their sharpest around F8-12 or so.

Geez, since the new format it seems like all these tutorials are half-assed with terrible examples and arguably do more harm than good for newbies trying to learn proper techniques. It’s a shame. I used to love this site when it first started a few years ago.

By: pirut

pirut — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:17:03 +0000

I did this too when I shot the better moon last time. Nice demo!

By: Harry Conte

Harry Conte — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:38:00 +0000

I did a similiar shoot at Christmastime with our local County Court house. Not only was there a difference with each shutter speed but also with changes in the White Balance. Out of curiosity what white balance where you using?

By: Floriantanplan

Floriantanplan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:24:51 +0000

So what ?

The only thing this post tells me is “if you expose longer, you get more light” … This can be summarized in a Twitter post … I see much more interesting points in the comments. Sorry but I’m used to seing more interesting posts in DPS.

Anyway, the picture is nice at least … :-)

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:39:31 +0000

Thanks everyone.. Thats what I thought it wasn’t 100% sure.