Shutter speed assignment by Alison Klein

Isabella Corral

icorral24 — 2023-10-18 20:25:00 UTC

What did you learn about shutter speed?
Something I learned about shutter speed was that faster the shutter speed, the less motion there will be in the photo. The slower the shutter speed, the more motion there will be.

What challenges did you run into?
A challenge I ran to was that there was too much light when using a faster shutter speed, so I had to lower the shutter speed in order to be able to capture the subject.

What works really well?
Something that works well in this photo is you are able to clearly see the ball due to the fact that I used a faster shutter speed which allowed it to freeze the motion.

What would you do differently next time?
Something I would do differently is trying to face the pilots logo directly in front to emphasize the freeze motion of the bounced ball in the air.

Shutter-speed Photo - Dylan Valentine

dvalentine26 — 2023-10-18 20:25:30 UTC

What did you learn about shutter speed?
I learned that it is very hard to get the effect I desire out of shutter speed with my little experience

What challenges did you run into?
My camera would often refuse to capture the subject moving, simply blurring out the entire photo rather than focusing on my subject.

What works really well?
You can almost see the motion in this photo, the legs are slightly more blurred than the rest of the grainy photo

What would you do differently next time?
I would like to take more time and care into figuring out how to focus on my subject.

Sydney Glodoveza - Shutter Speed assignment

sglodoveza26 — 2023-10-18 20:25:37 UTC

Through this photo, I learned that the faster a shutter speed is the shorter exposure it creates and the amount of light a photo takes in. Originally this photo was very dark, because of the shutter speed and after some Photoshop I was able to adjust the lighting. While taking this photo it was hard to get the right shutter speed without ruining the lighting of the photo. I think this photo shows the movement of the water well. I think that the next time when take this photo I could adjust the focus and lighting of the photo and maybe crop out the person's hand to focus more on the water.

Tatiana Hilding- shutter speed

2023-10-18 20:26:00 UTC

what did you learn about shutter speed?
While taking this photo I learned that the faster the shutter speed is the more exposed the photo becomes. this allows more light to come into the photo

What challenges did you run into?
While trying to complete my five photos I was having issues with the focus while using shutter speed. the background would end up blurry even when I used a tripod it took some trial and error.

What works really well?
The fact that the background is clear and one part of the photo is really blurry shows the focal point really easily and shows that the focal point was moving

What would you do differently next time?

i would preferably have my subject somewhat more in the middle of the frame.

Shutter speed assignment- Paige VanDerveer

pvanderveer26_ — 2023-10-18 20:27:19 UTC

In this assignment I learned how to capture a moving moment. Something that I found challenging was the blurriness that would coat each photo. When I took this picture with a shutter speed of 1/200, it was the least blurry amongst the other settings. I found that the vibrancy of Julia's blonde hair and the blue mat in the background were very interesting. I think next time I'd lower the shutter speed even more to make the ball not appear as blurry so I could really capture the moment. I believe tighter cropping would also make for a more organized photo with minimal distractions. I might also position my subject to where she may not be as backlit to add more definition in her features.

Fountain Shutter Speed Photograph - Jack Vo

jvo251 — 2023-10-18 20:27:35 UTC

What did you learn about shutter speed?

Through learning about shutter speed we came to understand that shutter speed refers to the "speed at which the shutter of the camera closes". Basically, the less time the camera is exposed to light, the more concise the pictures will turn out; a shorter amount of exposure. And the more time the camera lens is exposed, a slower shutter speed, the more the photo will look blurred.

What challenges did you run into?

A challenge I experienced is getting the photo to come out not underexposed/overexposed. Adjusting the shutter speed was difficult as we had to adjust other things to make everything balanced.

What works really well?

The fact that the flow of water accurately depicts a fast shutter speed which was exactly what I was aiming to get.

What would you do differently next time?

Struggling less with the camera is what I might do differently. Maybe the positioning could also improve.

Julia Macaulay- Shutter Speed Assignment

2023-10-18 20:35:30 UTC

What did you learn about shutter speed?
During this lesson, I learned that the slower you put the shutter speed, the longer the lens is taking in the photo which leads to more motion being captured (for example, 1/50). If you wanted to have a still photo with less motion, you put the shutter speed to a faster speed (for example, 1/1000).

What challenges did you run into?
I struggled originally with taking the photo at the right time according to when Paige (my subject) was tossing and setting the ball. Once we got the timing down together, we got the shot of the ball out of her hands a lot more smoothly.

What works really well?
In my photo, the background works really well with my subject. The curved lines along the window act as leading lines directly to my subject, and my subject is also in correlation with the rule of thirds. These techniques really help my subject stand out and keep the attention from the viewer.

What would you do differently next time?
Next time, I would try to angle the camera away from the scoreboard a little more, because it kind of takes away from my subject a little due to its vibrancy.

Jumping Jacks

ppalacios26 — 2023-10-18 20:35:50 UTC

Using shutter speed helped me learn what shutter speed is and how it can be useful when taking pictures. Shutter speed is essentially how much light enters the picture, this effect can make a fast moving thing to look still in photos at a lower shutter speed. In this photo here, the jumping jacks would be very blurry without a low shutter speed. However, having a higher shutter speed can help add motion to pictures as the blur could give a look of motion.
When taking this picture at the low shutter speed, the picture looked like he was ascending into the air because of the position it caught. I even double downed on this look in photoshop by brightening the image and it turned out pretty well. Though I do think the image's idea would work better at a lower shutter speed, some alternate light effects, and better positioning in the room.

Shutter-speed-photo- Gio Chavez

2023-10-20 17:54:17 UTC

I learned that shutter speed is really useful when taking photos regarding motion. a challenge I ran into was blur as I wanted my subject to preform his motions fluidly and quick. what really works in this photo I would say is the lighting because I believe the fences and my subjects color combos really pop. Differently I could try to adjust the exposure because I believe the photo looks over exposed

Runaway

2023-10-20 17:55:21 UTC

What did you learn about shutter speed?
I learned how different shutter speeds are used to capture different images. The higher the shutter speed, the easier it is to capture quick motion images.

What challenges did you run into?
I ran into challenges with lighting that i was able to fix in photoshop. The other challenge i foudn was how it was difficult to capture the motion in the way i had wanted.

What works really well?
I think the background being unclear really helps the hat flip take the viewers focus.

What would you do differently next time?
Next time, I would try to find a better location than a classroom so the image made more sense, but overall I wouldn't change much else.

fboccucci26 — 2023-10-20 17:57:23 UTC

I learned how to adjust my shutterspeed and how it intertwines with aperature and lighting as well. I think natural lighting really helps with how the photo turns out. When taking photos in the gym, it was difficult for me to adjust the shutterspeed because it was so dark and I couldn't do much without the right aperature. I think the light reflecting off of the top works well with the dark background. Next time, I will use a tripod to make sure the camera is completely still when shooting.

Mason Hofmann - Shutter Speed Assignment

2023-10-20 17:58:21 UTC

While taking these photos, I learned that a higher shutter speed would freeze the whole picture, while a lower shutter speed would show much more movement, while also increasing blurriness. Said blurriness was also a challenge to counter, as often, the main subject in the photo would be turned into a blurry, unrecognizable blob, due to the low shutter speed, which took lots of trial and error to correct. In my opinion, what works well is that this photo is capable of showing movement in its main subject without being too blurry to the point where it is unrecognizable. However, I could have improved on the angling and distance of the subject and the camera, so the photograph doesn't feel so flat.

Alphonse Clark-School Waterfall

2023-10-20 17:58:58 UTC

I learned that shutter speed can help freeze motion or show motion depending on the speed itself. My only challenges were framing the picture so that the picture wouldn't be to dark. I was able to use a longer shutter speed to show more motion in the water and create a grain effect to make the picture older, which was what I ended up going with for my vision. To improve next time, I would choose a subject to show motion without the grain.

Isaac Toutjian - Shutter Speed Photo

2023-10-20 18:00:23 UTC

During this assignment I learned how to use shutter speed to control the lighting of an image. Because I usually take photos void of movement, I did not use shutter speed for movement so I instead used it to get the lighting I wanted. I didn't run into any challenges besides trying to find subjects for photos. What works really well is how the pumpkin in the foreground is lit. Next time I would probably try and find different angles to shoot this from, or maybe experiment with some shutter speeds more in the middle to see what kind of lighting I could get. I would also turn the farthest pumpkin around so that the peace sign isn't in the photograph. For some reason it just doesn't seem right and the color looks off.

Michael Bautista

2023-10-20 18:00:57 UTC

What did you learn about shutter speed?
- I learned how shutter speed worked and what it did. I also learned how to use it, like slower shutter speed means more exposure to light leading to streaks if there were movement and a faster shutter speed means less exposure to light and means as well if there is movement it would seem like a still image and you capture that split second of movement.

What challenges did you run into?
- A challenge I ran into was that my tripod wouldn't stand so I used the bleachers to act as my stand. Another issue was that I was putting a slow shutter speed.

What works really well?
- I think something that worked well was just being able to get a good shutter speed to get a stand still image

What would you do differently next time?
- Next time I could probably get a better stand and also chose a single subject so that my image could look more organized.

Shutter Speed Photo - Jaslyn Ho

jho26_ — 2023-10-20 18:06:06 UTC

What did you learn about shutter speed?
I learned how to capture things in fast motion and in slow motion.

What challenges did you run into?
For a while, the camera would often take a lot of time to capture the photo.

What works really well?
I think that when Diego is blurred, it helps show that he was in fact moving while the background is still. This helps point out the contrast and the focal point. I also added a lot of vibrance and saturation.

What would you do differently next time?
This assignment was a bit confusing. I think I want to know more about this subject because I under a time limit.

Shutter speed photo- Matthew Rivera

2023-10-20 18:09:57 UTC

What I learned about shutter speed is that the faster shutter speed then there will be less motion shown in the photo.
A challenge that I faced while taking this picture was that my camera would sometimes fail to focus on the subject.
I think that what works well for my photo is that it captures the motion of the subjects.
I think something that I could have done differently is that I could zoom in more on my subjects.

Livia Ko

2023-10-20 18:19:31 UTC

What did you learn about shutter speed? I learned how to capture the movement of something using shutter speed. The faster the shutter speed, the less motion and light that the photo will capture. The slower the shutter speed, the more motion and light that the photo will capture.

What challenges did you run into? One of the challenges that came out a lot was blurriness of the photo. The people and the gym would be blurry and take away from the subject of the ball. The shutter speed was also too slow, so the subject end up blurry.

What works well? Something that works well is that you can see the motion of every person in the gym, but you really see the motion of the volleyball which is the subject.

What would you do differently next time? I would focus on the subject a little more because it's hard to tell what the focal point is. I could move the camera closer to the subject and make the shutter speed faster.

Kylie Villagomez

kvillagomez26 — 2023-10-24 06:36:46 UTC

What I learned about shutter speed is the way of capturing motion and when the shutter speed is faster there will be less motion, and for the opposite the slower the shutter speed more motion will show. What I found challenging was maybe capturing the ball at the right time to show the ball in motion. For example, sometimes the ball would be way out of the frame or to high, so shooting at the right time was a challenge. What works is that you are able to point out the volleyball as it's coming down in motion. What I can do next time is change my lighting, I feel that the windows in the back make it hard to see or it's to bright.

2023-10-24 16:26:22 UTC

Using Shutter Speed I was able to learn how to capture photos. I also learned it is incredibly hard to capture in Shutter Speed.

A challenge I ran into was being able to capture the perfect moment. Whenever I would take a picture it was off balance.

I would say something that works well would be that your able to see the subject clear.

For next time, I would want to be more prepared. Get a better photo, and not rush it.

Jayden Lucas Shutter Speed Fountain

jlucas252 — 2023-10-25 01:40:12 UTC

What did you learn about Shutter Speed?

Something that I learned from shutter speed was the that if you put the setting to the highest, the photo will show less motion while if you put it in the lowest, there would be a lot more motion.

What challenges did you run into?

One challenge that I ran into when creating this photo was that the entire photo would be super blurry and out of focus in which I figured out by changing the setting to manual and focusing it on it myself

What works really well?

In my image, I really like how I was able to capture the water stream with no motion as if it was a solid. I also like the reflections of the metal giving it a slightly purple color matching the mood I was trying to go for in my image.

What would you do differently next time?

One thing that I would've done different was trying to get a better angle, preferably a ground level angel, to more illustrate the arch of the water and maybe I could also use that arch to frame an image inside it which would be a really cool idea next and would make for a great photo.

Shutter speed - Hailey Le

2023-10-26 03:58:16 UTC

What did you learn about shutter speed?
While experimenting with shutter speed, I learned that it lets you capture motion in your photo. A faster shutter speed will create an image with less motion and the movement will be still. A slower shutter speed will create an image with more movement.

What challenges did you run into?
While taking the photo, the subject would appear too dark because the hallway was poorly lit. Another challenge was trying to focus the image because sometimes the movement made the image blurry.

What works really well?
I think I did a good job taking the photo with a faster shutter speed so that the movement of the water became still and also changing the aperture so that the background was blurry which created emphasis on the subject.

What would you do differently next time?
Next time, I think I could have tried to take the photo from a different angle because the lighting where I was taking the photo made the image dark and underexposed.

Mateo Esparrago - Jumping

2023-11-07 23:02:41 UTC

In this photo, I learned how to capture a single moment in time, using shutter speed to capture one image during movement. The timing was a little challenging at first, but adjusting each time lead to a success. I believe that the way I captured this moment is successful, as well as the photoshop to make it more dramatic. Next time, however, I may want to slightly turn down the blue hues, as I believe this seems slightly oversaturated.