Capturing Action and Motion

Shutter: 1/20 Aperture: f/2.2 ISO: 400

Shutter: 1/640 Aperture: f/2.2 ISO: 400

Shutter: 1/640 Aperture: f/2.2 ISO: 400

Shutter: 1/20 Aperture: 2.2 ISO: 400

3 things you could do for capturing movement is slow down your shutter speed, secure your camera, and try shutter priority mode. Selecting a longer shutter speed will ensure motion blur, but something you have to pay attention to is how much light there is, if you have a longer shutter speed then more light will get into your lens which can create a over exposed shot. It also depends on the speed of the subject because if it is slower you’ll need an even longer shutter speed but if it is extremely quick you don’t need as long such as something like a race car. To get more motion in your pictures you can either move your camera more or have the subject move, or both, but it’s better to secure the camera in place so you can capture the movement of the subject only.  You can use shutter priority mode to help you out with the balance of everything, if you pick a shutter speed than the camera will know what to choose for the ISO and Aperture.

There are 3 ways to compensate for long shutter speeds when there is too much light. You can make your aperture smaller which is inside your camera and it lets less light in the smaller it is. You can also choose a smaller number for your ISO so it is less sensitive to light. A neutral density filter will cut down the light passing through your lens so you can use a slower shutter speed. An example of when you would use this filter is if it is very bright where you’re shooting and you need a lower shutter speed to capture motion but having a low shutter speed lets more light in but this filter will counter that.

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