What can you do with a fast shutter speed?
To me, if I use even 4000, the maximum, pointed at bright light, I get a very dark (Pitch Black) image.
How can people use 2500-4000 and make a crystal clear, bright image of "Freezing" a waterfall?
2006-12-18 06:54:41 · 9 answers · asked by sean20xx2003 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
A fast shutter speed is used for several different reasons.
One reason is that there is too much light being let into the viewfinder (and registering as too bright for the light meter to accurately record the proper f-stop) In that instance, by choosing a fast shutter speed the aperture is open for a shorter amount of time, thus allowing only a tiny amount of light to hit the film plane.
Another reason is purely aesthetic. By using a faster shutter speed, motion can be stopped with no blurring of the image.
Your waterfall can be photographed using a fast shutter and a large f-stop (the smallest number) with enough ambient light to light the scene. However, do consider that the larger the f-stop, the smaller the focal plane is. Meaning, one could photograph a cat curled in a ball with a large f-stop. By placing the cat's nose in focus, its ears and front paws would be OUT of focus. Only the parts of the cat that are the same distance from the film plane (as the nose) will be in focus. So be sure you are focusing on the most interesting part of the waterfall, (or the most prominent) because chances are the WHOLE image (fore-mid-background) will NOT be in focus. This is called Depth-of-Field.
I would assume you are speaking about a film camera and the negative, because bright light on a negative registers as black (all dark areas are light and light areas are actually very dark in the final print) But then again, we all know what happens when we assume!
2006-12-18 07:23:32 · answer #1 · answered by stormnzoe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The shutter speed won't do anything for contrast if you're pointing your camera at a bright light.
What the shutter speed does is it makes the image sharper, ie - taking pictures of someone running or of a firework going off both need a very fast shutter speed, whereas still pictures (taken on a tripod) can use a slower shutter speed and get a crystal clear picture.
2006-12-21 22:15:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fast shutter speed such as 1/12000 sec, is great for stopping action. What you need with the fast shutter speed is a larger aperture. A shot that will work at f64 and 1/250 second would need an aperture in the range of f4 or so to work at 1/12000 second shutter speed. Hope this helps.
2006-12-18 15:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fast shutter speed stops motion. but there`s a thing called a
light meter and in order to have a good photo you have to
have a balanced exposure.say you have a shot 1/500 of
a second and f/16 ,and to speed it up to 1/1000 you have to
open your lens to f/8.. so the faster your photo is the wider you
open your lens. that means your depth of field in focus gets
smaller.
2006-12-18 19:21:16 · answer #4 · answered by Michael L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are 2 variables when taking a picture - shutter speed and aperature opening. What aperature opening are you using? It's possible that your aperature opening is too small. Try using a larger aperature opening.
2006-12-18 15:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by Kenny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientists are looking for a way to actually catch a woman on film with her mouth shut.
2006-12-18 15:15:39 · answer #6 · answered by IM hip 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
are you using your light meter? try a gray card instead. If the waterfall is very white, then it could be lying to you.
2006-12-18 15:07:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I understand it, it is supposed to take care of the "blurriness" of the picture.
2006-12-18 14:59:31 · answer #8 · answered by vsl52 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what good is it to ok you is yes
2006-12-18 15:03:12 · answer #9 · answered by shahana_raja2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋