Slow shutter speed

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Slow shutter speed, London, light, traffic.

Photos taken with a camera do not represent a single moment of time. Due to technological constraints these shots stand for some scene over a brief period of time. This time frame depends on the camera's shutter speed. In motion blur, any object moving with respect to the camera will look blurred or smeared along the direction of relative motion.

A "slow sync" photograph is one where the length of the shutter speed is longer than that normally used with a flash (either external or on-camera). This allows more visibility for background objects or dimmer lights and can have many creative applications. This post will talk through the process behind making this shot using slow sync: Slow Sync Apple Cutting - straight out of the camera (SOOC) The shot above was created using a single exposure and without any digital manipulation. The…

Slow Shutter Ghost Photos Photographing the Ghost with a Long Shutter Step 1: Preparing for the photo This works best in a very dark room …