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Street Photography Assignments
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Street Photography Assignments

by Valerie Jardin
September 2020
Beginner
204 pages
3h 17m
English
Rocky Nook
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ASSIGNMENT 51

Slow Shutter Speed

ASSIGNMENT

Another way to convey motion is to slow your shutter speed and let your subject become a blur. This can be done easily in low-light situations. However, the use of a neutral density filter may be necessary in bright daylight.

TECHNIQUE

Time to switch your camera to shutter priority mode and experiment with different shutter speeds in order to get the desired effect. Once your camera is in shutter priority, the aperture should automatically set itself to a small f-stop in order to reduce the amount of light on the sensor. Don’t forget to set your camera to the lowest possible ISO.

In order for this technique to be effective, only the subject in motion should be blurry. The background needs to be very ...

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