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Shutter Speed, and sports pictures
| Shutter speed is crucial in low light and for sports. With any picture, you want it to look sharp. Also, with people photography, I always focus on the eyes, that's what people want to look at and notice first. |
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| "Shutter Speed" is how fast the
shutter opens and closes. For hand held, 1/80sec is ok, but 1/125sec is my preferred
minimum. This picture was taken at 1/125, where the camera was set to 'S' for
Shutter Priority; kind of similar to 'Sports Mode'. Shutter Speed is usually measured in fractions of a second. That is, one-eightieth of a second is written as 1/80; one-two hundred and fiftieth is written as 1/250. However, your camera assumes you know the "1/" bit, and so these numbers are simply written as "80" and "250". |
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| > f 11, 1/125, iso100 |
| Also notice the that there is no 'movement' in the picture. Below, this picture was taken at 1/6 (very, very slow). The shutter was open for a long time, and so we can see movement. |
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| > f 5.6, 1/6, iso800 |
| Even the zebra is galloping along! It's not a flattering
picture. So, in this situation you'd probably want to use 1/125 for handheld,
for making it appear the subject is still. Use something above 1/250 to make
it seem as though a car has stopped or slowed (little or no blur), and
perhaps something closer to 1/3000 for horses in mid gallop to appear 'frozen'. When photographing babies indoors, it's best to use a flash to prevent spoiling like this (seen above). I think most babies don't like flashes, so plan a little and take just a few pictures at a time. Some ideas for shooting with this setting: Slow settings (with tripod): Waterfalls, trains, cars on roads at night, leaves falling Faster settings: Race cars, bikes, anything using a telescopic lens, birds, bees |
| > For eventually switching to M for Manual, use 'S' for a while, and get to know what aperture settings are used and in what light conditions. |
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