Shutter speed

Shutter Speed

Definition  "the unit of measurement which determines how long shutter remains open as the picture is taken."

Shutter speed research

I found this photograph on the internet on a website called "http://digital-photography-school.com" and it was posted by someone named Chas Elliott who described experimenting with shutter speed to be "a lot of fun."  He took this photograph with a shutter speed of 1/20 seconds so that it was slow enough for him to capture the movement of the carousel but quick enough to capture the children. I really like this photograph because the clearness and sharpness of the two children looks really bold and stands out in comparison to the blurred background. 

Evidence of using shutter speed

I quite liked this photo taken from my photographs because by the leaves being blurred and the rest of the background being still and clear it shows that the leaves are in the process moving. This unfocused texture of the leaves has been done by using a slow shutter speed. I feel this photo is similar to the one I found on the internet by Chas, just the opposite way round. My foreground is clear with a blurred background, where as his was a clear foreground and blurred background. 

I also liked this image taken from my photographs too. It was again taken with a slow shutter speed so that the movement is visible in the photo. In addition to this I like how the light on the right hand side is blurred and shines outwards as it almost makes it look 3D. However even though I am pleased with this photograph I think that the surroundings of the balloon are distracting and I personally think there is too much going on in the image.