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Using shutter speed on a Point and Shoot Camera

Hey guys, today I want to show you some shots of my daughter and her friend using a little point-and-shoot camera while we are travelling on the coast. I wanted to capture their movements by changing a very fast shutter speed of 1/500 of a second. I want to capture beautiful images of them jumping off a rock.

Highlights from this video:

0:23 Capturing movements with fast shutter speed
0:26 Shutter Speed: 1/500 Second
0:32 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Second
0:38 Shutter Speed: 1/125 Second
0:43 Shutter Speed: 1/60 Second
0:52 Shutter Speed: 1/30 Second
0:56 Shutter Speed: 1/15 Second

500sec

Shutter Speed: 1/500 Second

At 1/500 shutter speed, you’ll notice that the image is frozen in time.

250sec

Shutter Speed: 1/250 Second

I basically doubled the time that the shutter is open at 1/250 of a second. You can see a little bit movement right there.

125sec

Shutter Speed: 1/125 Second

At 1/125, it’s starting to get a little bit of movement and blurring.

60sec

Shutter Speed: 1/60 Second

Here’s an image at 1/60 shutter speed. You’ll notice them jumping off together. There’s a little bit of blurring in the background.

30sec

Shutter Speed: 1/30 Second

We’re going at 1/30 of second right here and you’ll notice that there’s already a lot of blurring (which shows movement).

15sec

Shutter Speed: 1/15 Second

At 1/15 shutter speed, the image looks pretty cool. My daughter’s blurred, the background’s blurred and it shows a lot of movement.

Capturing Movements

So, that’s what you can do with a little point-and-shoot camera while you’re on a holiday.

  1. Play around with your shutter speed.
  2. Use time value or shutter priority mode on the camera
  3. Change the shutter speed; go from fast to slow

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Neutral Density Filter

Also, there’s a couple of images right here that I had applied something to make them look more vibrant. I added a neutral density filter that’s built into the camera. Because there’s too much light around at a slow shutter speed, and the image was overexposed, I applied this little ND filter in the setting menu and the images came out great.

Check out this comprehensive article…

The Ultimate Guide to Shutter Speed in Photography

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What do you think about this little photo technique? Please comment down below and I’ll get back to you.

This is Brent, have a great day!

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