Tag Archives: Slow shutter

One fifteenth

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Michael Willems

When you want to show motion, one fifteenth of a second is the kind of time you need to think about. Of course this depends on: focal length of the lens how fast the subject is moving how close you … Continue reading →

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Vomit, or silk?

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Michael Willems

So when I shoot a flow, like a rapidly moving car, or a gently flowing river, or a famously gushing fountain (uh oh, I am beginning to sound like Dan Brown), should I “freeze” that motion? Or should I somehow … Continue reading →

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Blur is bad. Always. Or…?

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Michael Willems

Or is it? Indeed not. That is why you have a shutter speed priority (Tv/S). Sometimes you want to show motion, and you do that by blurring things. I took the shot above while panning at 1/15th of a second … Continue reading →

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Fun with a zoom lens

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Michael Willems

Go on, have some fun: Put a zoom lens on your camera, preferably a wide angle one. St your camera’s mode to shutter priority (S or Tv). Select a shutter speed of 1/15th second. Select high ISO (1600) or auto … Continue reading →

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Shake-free trick

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Michael Willems

You all know that when you take handheld pictures at low shutter speeds (like 1/15th second on a 35mm lens) you do not get sharp pictures like this: Actually. you can. I took that picture hand-held – holding the camera … Continue reading →

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