Fast Shutter Speed

For these pictures i used a DSLR Cannon Camera but set the shutter speed to 1/225 seconds and whilst capturing the pictures you need to move fast to catch the water drop. the shutter speed plays a big role in these pictures as it needs to be shot at the correct time to catch the drop in mid air. I perhaps could have used shutter burst to give myself more opportunity to capture motion.  You also need a steady hand whilst taking these pictures to avoid blurring. 

I found this exercise really difficult as you had to keep your eyes peeled i could improve my photos by catching the drop a bit sooner or having a more steadier stream of drips.then i did as i caught the water drop hitting the water not in mid air, but overall for a first attempt i think i did ok, i would like to try to improve my images. 

Light Graffiti

For these photos I used a basic torch and a DSLR Cannon and set the shutter speed to 15 seconds. I attached the camera to a tripod to keep the camera steady over such a long exposure. 


I adjusted the ISO as well (image sensitivity) to 100. In those 15 seconds I waved my torch around to give the graffiti effect. In the top image I was trying to create a ball of light. In the bottom image I was trying to write a graffitti style tag. 


There are many problems that can occur with this technique some being; the lighting – too much background light means it won’t work correctly as the torch will not shine through. So we had to try and eliminate as much light as possible. 


This is a very fun technique to play around with and I like the fact you can be as creative as you wish.

Shutter Zoom

These pictures I again used a DSLR Cannon Camera but set the shutter speed to 1/25 seconds and whilst capturing the picture I manually moved the zoom lens rapidly to produce the blurry effect. 


The ISO (image sensitivity) was set to 400 (as the the weather was overcast)  which created the sharp effect on the image, this prevented the picture from becoming distorted. It would be impossible for the eye to catch this image therefore is a great technique to use. To improve these pictures I could have had a more steady hand and not been so scared of the fast zoom effect.  

Panning Technique

Again on these pictures I used a DSLR Cannon camera. In these pictures you can see the moving object’s are sharp and the background is blurred, the opposite to Slow shutter speed.  I got this technique by changing the setting to shutter speed being 1/25 seconds and ISO (image sensitivity) on a 100. This technique is called Panning. I could highly improve these pictures but as it was my first time I was just experimenting.  

Slow Shutter Speed

In these pictures you can see how the background is sharp but the moving objects are blurred this technique is called slow shutter speed, I was using a DSLR CANNON camera and achieved this by setting the shutter speed to 1/25 and the ISO (image sensitivity) was set to 100. To get this effect on the pictures I placed my camera on a tripod or a steady fence and as the cars were coming closer I would take them just before they were in front of me. The greatest thing about this technique is that the camera catches what the eye doesn’t. 

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