shutter speed-water balloon photography
objective: students will be able to identify and use the appropriate shutter speed & continuous shooting modes to capture a popping water balloon.
What is shutter speed? Shutter speed has to do with the camera's exposure time. Exposure time is the length of time when the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light, also when a camera's shutter is open when taking a photograph. The amount of light that reaches the film or image sensor is proportional to the exposure time. The image below portrays this point perfectly.
Knowing which shutter speed to use is difficult at first. You may need to play around with your shutter speed settings in order to get the best shutter speed for your photograph. Too much light will give you an OVEREXPOSED photo and not enough light will give you an UNDEREXPOSED photo.
Before choosing shutter speed think about what it is you are trying to capture. A fast action? A slow action?
Before choosing shutter speed think about what it is you are trying to capture. A fast action? A slow action?
your project:
Capture a breaking or popping water balloon in action. Use SHUTTER SPEED to achieve this effect.
Steps:
Steps:
- You will be assigned pairs to work in, get your cameras and begin to find an area to work.
- Each group will need a black backdrop of some sort, or a backdrop that allows for the balloon to be easily seen. (Do not choose grass or a busy backdrop, it will be too hard to see the balloon popping)
- One person will pop the balloon while the other photographs, repeating the steps until each person has their own photos.
- Once complete, each person will upload their photographs adjusting them in Photoshop.
- Final images will be shared with me via Google Drive.