Different Shutter Speed Examples?

May 2021 3 147 Report

Different Shutter Speed Examples?

i love photography but im still learning! just putting out there...

i need examples of different shutter speeds to know and make sure what to expect in a picture. i googled the speeds i needed but i wasn't sure if the pictures it was showing were with the speed. if you can tag/ link (whatever its called) pics from google or anywhere where you don't need to log in like facebook and such that would be great.

okay well i need examples of:

5" shutter speed

3" shutter speed

2" shutter speed

1" shutter speed

1/2 second shutter speed

1/4 second shutter speed

1/15 second shutter speed

1/60th second shutter speed

1/125th second shutter speed

1/250th second shutter speed

also, what would you prefer the ISO to be on for every speed.? i know it needs to be at 100 for slow shutter speeds and around 800-1600 for fast i just want your opinion.

thank you!

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Ara57

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You might try looking on Flickr and simply reading the exif data for many pictures. Or Photo.net.

Here is a Google search for "shutter speed example images":

https://www.google.com/search?q=shutter+speed+exam...

I see some links that explore slow and fast. 1/250th is not that fast.

The ISO should almost always be as low as possible to get the shot. On a tripod it is no problem using a low ISO, slow shutter speed and smaller aperture assuming your subject is not moving. To freeze subject movement you need a faster shutter speed or a flash. To use a faster shutter speed, you often need higher ISO. There is no way to know what the ISO would be for each shutter speed, that depends on the light and the effect the photographer is trying to achieve.

*EDIT* Here are a few from my Flickr:

10": ISO 160

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12604020@N05/63810688...

2.5": ISO 160

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12604020@N05/63810688...

1". ISO 200

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12604020@N05/23130240...

1/30 ISO 400

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12604020@N05/26383606...

1/50 ISO 200:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12604020@N05/25879533...

1/160 ISO 500:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12604020@N05/21976129...

1/250 ISO 100:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12604020@N05/27342162...

Hope this helps.

First you need to learn about the Exposure Triangle - Aperture/ISO/Shutter Speed. Read this:

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/learning...

When doing any project such as yours always keep the ISO as a constant. Dealing with two variables - Aperture and Shutter Speed - is challenging enough.

The legacy "Sunny 16 Rule" states: "On a sunny day set your aperture to f16 and your shutter speed to 1/ISO."

"Sunny 16" ISO 100 Exposure Chart

f360 @ 4 sec.

f256 @ 2 sec.

f180 @ 1 sec.

f128 @ 1/2 sec.

f90 @ 1/4 sec.

f64 @ 1/8 sec.

f45 @ 1/15 sec.

f32 @ 1/30 sec.

f22 @ 1/60 sec.

f16 @ 1/125 sec. "Sunny 16"

f11 @ 1/250 sec.

f8 @ 1/500 sec.

f5.6 @ 1/1000 sec.

Notice how the shutter speed increases (gets faster) as we "open up" from f16 to f11 to f8 to f5.6 and decreases (gets slower) as we "stop down" from f16 to f22 to f32 to f45 to f64, etc. Now try to imagine how much more difficult this project would become if we started changing the ISO as well. So anytime you want to experiment with Aperture and Shutter Speed make the ISO a constant.

To actually achieve the slower shutter speeds you'll need a Neutral Density filter of -7 stops if your lens stops down to f32 and -9 stops if your lens only stops down to f16.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filte...