A slow shutter keeps the camera’s sensor exposed for longer than an ordinary snapshot. During that time, anything moving through the frame leaves a visible trail. Water becomes smooth, vehicle lights form lines and an ordinary hand movement can create an abstract pattern. These experiments were made to explore that relationship between time and motion.
The most important choice is deciding what should remain sharp. If the entire camera moves, every part of the image may blur. If the camera stays still while only the subject moves, the stationary surroundings provide a clear point of reference and the motion becomes easier to understand.
Place the camera on a tripod or another stable surface. Begin with a low sensitivity setting and choose a small aperture when there is plenty of light. Select a shutter speed around one second, make a test photograph and adjust according to the result. A remote release or short self-timer helps prevent movement when pressing the shutter button.
At night, try photographing passing traffic from a safe position away from the road. Indoors, move a small light through the frame while the camera remains fixed. Do not judge the first attempt too quickly: change one setting or movement at a time so you can see what caused each result.
The images in this gallery are experiments rather than perfect demonstrations. Some trails are smooth, others are uneven, and the amount of background detail changes from frame to frame. That variation is useful because it shows how shutter speed, camera stability and the speed of the moving subject work together. Slow-shutter photography becomes much easier once exposure is treated not merely as brightness, but as a record of time.
I am a great fan of Slow shutter speed photography. There was one time I was experimenting a lot with slow shutter speed. Here is some of my Slow Shutter Speed collection which I was doing on Instagram.
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https://instagram.com/p/6JN4j5HjF7/?taken-by=sjithsI am a great fan of Slow shutter speed photography. There was one time I was experimenting a lot with slow shutter speed. Here is some of my Slow Shutter Speed collection which I was doing on Instagram.
https://instagram.com/p/58b03vnjI7/?taken-by=sjiths
https://instagram.com/p/48KtakHjEs/?taken-by=sjiths
https://instagram.com/p/5qrb-8njFQ/?taken-by=sjiths
https://instagram.com/p/5jCjPrnjPO/?taken-by=sjiths
https://instagram.com/p/5a-DvsnjHA/?taken-by=sjiths
https://instagram.com/p/5V9FQAHjCg/?taken-by=sjiths
https://instagram.com/p/5TOMGrnjIg/?taken-by=sjiths
https://instagram.com/p/6JN4j5HjF7/?taken-by=sjiths
