Shutter Speeds

By changing the shutter speed, this allows the photographer to either freeze of slow down the action of a particular subject

For this image I used a low shutter speed so that the moving object in the image would blur. I set the shutter speed at around ¼, with the aperture and ISO on auto. The lower you set the shutter speed, the longer it takes for the shutters to close and open again, allowing more light into the lens.

Other images you could take using a low shutter speed could be of running water, fireworks or a time laps.

For this image I used a high shutter speed because the action in the image was moving fast. I set the shutter speed at around 1/500, with the aperture and ISO on auto. I also used flash in this image as it was quite dark where the photo was taken. The flash also gives more depth to the final image. By using a high shutter speed, the shutters close and open really fast, allowing less light into the lens, but also capturing the image quickly.

Other images you could take using a high shutter speed are action shots such as sports or people jumping.