Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second PDF
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17–55mm lens, tripod, ISO 100, 2 seconds at f/8 Acknowledgments I can’t express my gratitude enough to Victoria Craven (editorial director at Amphoto Books) and to Alisa Palazzo and Bob Fillie (my ever-faithful and talented editor and designer, respectively). They all give so much of their time and dedication to my books. Thank you, thank you, thank you again! First published in 2008 by Amphoto Books an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.watsonguptill.com www.amphotobooks.com Editorial Director: Victoria Craven Senior Development Editor: Alisa Palazzo Art Director: Timothy Hsu Designer: Bob Fillie, Graphiti Design, Inc. Production Manager: Sal Destro Cover design by Gabriele Wilson and Timothy Hsu Cover photograph by Bryan Peterson Copyright © 2008 Bryan Peterson Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Peterson, Bryan F. Understanding shutter speed : creative action and low-light photography beyond 1/125 second / Bryan Peterson. p. cm. Includes index. eISBN: 978-0-81740021-7 1. Photography—Exposure. I. Title. TR591.P52 2008 771—dc22 2007030955 All rights reserved. v3.1 To Harry and Mo 70–200mm lens at 200mm, tripod, ISO 100, 1/60 sec. at f/8 Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication INTRODUCTION SHUTTER SPEED FACTS & MYTHS ONE PHOTO OP, SIX CORRECT EXPOSURES GOING TO EXTREMES THE MYTH OF ISO EXPOSED FAST & MODERATE SPEEDS FREEZING ACTION THE ART OF SLOWING DOWN MAKING RAIN: ONLY WITH 1/60 SEC. BACKLIGHT WITHOUT SILHOUETTES SLOW SPEEDS PANNING: 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, AND 1/4 SEC. IMPLYING MOTION—WITH A TRIPOD “PAINTING” WITH SHUTTER SPEED SIMPLY ZOOMING ATTACHING THE CAMERA TO … DUSK AND LOW LIGHT: 1 SECOND AND BEYOND PHOTOGRAPHING GHOSTS AND ANGELS EXPOSURE CONCERNS WB ISSUES LONG EXPOSURES AND REAR CURTAIN FLASH SYNC FILTERS RAW FORMAT: THE “ANTI” ND FILTER COMPOSITION THE BASICS FILLING THE FRAME LEAVING ROOM FOR THE ACTION THE RULE OF THIRDS WORKING ON A DIAGONAL EXPLORING A THEME INDEX 70–200mm lens, ISO 100, 1/30 sec. at f/16 ISO 400, 1/800 sec. at f/11 INTRODUCTION It was some years ago, back in 1977 I believe, when I came across this quotation from an unknown source about the topic of time: “Today, be aware of how you are spending your 1,440 beautiful moments and spend them wisely.” It’s amusing that this person was obviously so immersed in, and so consumed by, how he (or she) was spending each moment that he forgot to tell whomever he was speaking to his name. Looking back at how I was spending my time in 1977, it’s fair to say that time had less relevance to me than it does today. It could easily be argued that time has simply become more important today because I’m getting older, but I would have to disagree if only because I seem to have always valued my time and tried to make the best use of it. And to be clear, I’m not really speaking about, or addressing, the issue of “saving time” or “wasting time” but rather about the joy of recording time! The irony, of course, is that by recording time via the simple act of pushing a button on a still camera,
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