Jeannie
Super Moderator
Another short lesson. If you want to take a photo to show movement in water you will need to set your camera for a long shutter speed. You WILL need a tripod or something to stabilize your camera. The longer the shutter speed the more movement you will have in this case the water.
First put your camera on manual. I set my f-stop or aperture as high as possible to get the shot I want. I may have to adjust it a bit to keep light areas from blowing out but I am more likely to adjust the shutter speed first. If I cannot get the shot I want I will lower my f-stop. In the picture below I had my aperture/f-stop at 32. I then adjusted my shutter speed so the light meter in my camera was just below the center position, meaning I am underexposing the photo. In this photo my shutter speed was 1 second. Compose you shot and take the photo.
In this photo my f-stop was 32 and my shutter speed was 1 second.
In this photo was f-stop was 32 but my shutter speed was 2 seconds.
First put your camera on manual. I set my f-stop or aperture as high as possible to get the shot I want. I may have to adjust it a bit to keep light areas from blowing out but I am more likely to adjust the shutter speed first. If I cannot get the shot I want I will lower my f-stop. In the picture below I had my aperture/f-stop at 32. I then adjusted my shutter speed so the light meter in my camera was just below the center position, meaning I am underexposing the photo. In this photo my shutter speed was 1 second. Compose you shot and take the photo.
In this photo my f-stop was 32 and my shutter speed was 1 second.
In this photo was f-stop was 32 but my shutter speed was 2 seconds.
