Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Shutter Speed along with Motion Adds Dimension

©JoAnne Kalish
When you photograph a waterfall or a stream you learn you can capture a certain feel to your scene by shooting at a slow shutter speed. It's necessary to use a tri-pod of course and preferably a self timer or hand-held release. You can take this technique to other situations as well. I like to add another dimension to my work, using motion whenever I can. I think it adds more interest. It doesn't have to be a very slow shutter speed but just enough. It's not always necessary here to use a tripod, unless you're shooting really slow. By experimenting, you find out what shutter speed works for different situations. Here are just two examples.
JoAnne Kalish

Think in terms of making a photograph not merely recording the scene.



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