PROJECT #9: MOTION BLUR, Pt. 1 (Shutter Priority)

RATIONALE:

To explore MANUAL functions of a camera, and gain control of camera settings.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Download (if needed based on your phone capabilities, and if you are able to) one of the following apps:

CAMERA+2

SLOW SHUTTER CAM

645 PRO Mk III

2. Slow your shutter speed to a fraction of a second (1/60, 1/30, 1/8...)

3. With a partner, make the photos from the following list:

CAMERA MOVEMENT:

1. Panning - you move the camera in the same direction as your subject. 

2. Still - the camera is still but your subject is moving. 

THE GOAL:

To make images that have subject matter that is in motion blur while ALSO containing something that is NOT BLURRED.

We need to be able to rest our eye ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT BLURRED.

Note: If you have a DSLR camera w/an "S" setting...set it to that "S" setting. Choose the shutter speed you want. (This is called "SHUTTER PRIORITY," and the camera will adjust the other settings automatically.)

EXAMPLES TO GET YOU THINKING...



        

         

SHUTTER SPEED

SHUTTER SPEED APP (For next class)

SHUTTER SPEED APP FOR YOUR PHONE CAMERA.

If your phone camera is your main device, you will need a 'shutter speed app' for your phone camera. 

If you have an Android phone, you may already have shutter speed control, but make sure to check.

The shutter speed numbers often look like fractions, or simply list a range of denominators.

MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE TO LOOK FOR IN THE APP YOU GET: 

You need an app that will give you a range of slow shutter speeds (1/8", 1/4", 1/2", 1", 10", 30", 60", Bulb)

In the app, the shutter speed might not look like a fraction. It may just be a listing of the denominator of the shutter speed fractions. (ex: 250, 125, 60, 30, 15, 8, 4...).

For iPhone, if you can, get Slow Shutter Cam (Click here)

Other iPhone apps that are available, and would be useful for our purposes:

CAMERA+2 (Click here)

645 PRO Mk III (Click here)

*These two are more expensive, but give you a lot of control that other apps do not. 

There are free apps, but most allow a limited number of photographs before having to purchase, and/or do not include the full range of shutter speed. 

EXPOSURE TRIANGLE (Review)

WHAT IS EXPOSURE?


APERTURE


SHUTTER SPEED


ISO