The shutter speed most commonly used by professional photographers

The shutter speed most commonly used by professional photographers

1, shoot birds

Shutter11000 seconds or less.

How to use it in actual shooting?

Birds move very fast and have a long distance, so they are usually shot with a telephoto lens, so the shutter speed below11000 seconds is generally used to ensure the birds are clear. Sometimes it can be reduced to 1/400 seconds, so that the bird's wings have a fuzzy effect of movement to express the bird's dynamics.

2. Shooting sports

Shutter/1000 sec ~ 1/500 sec.

How to use it in actual shooting?

When shooting sports games, we need to use the shutter speed between11000-1/500 seconds to freeze the moment when athletes move quickly. If you want to take a close-up of an athlete's end, you usually need to use a telephoto lens and a tripod, and then shoot with a high-speed shutter.

3. Take pictures of street sweepers

Shutter 1/500~ 1/250 seconds.

How to use it in actual shooting?

When sweeping the street, pedestrians' movements are irregular and it is impossible to judge the next second's movements. The shutter speed should be adjusted according to the site conditions. However, due to the usually slow moving speed, the shutter speed of 1/500- 1/250 seconds is generally used, and the ISO should be appropriately improved for night shooting to ensure sufficient exposure.

4. Take photos of natural scenery

Shutter 1/250~ 1/4 seconds.

How to use it in actual shooting?

When shooting natural scenery, the use of shutter speed varies with scenery and technology. If you shoot with a one-time ticket, 1/4 seconds will easily slow down the shutter speed. If you shoot manually, you should use a faster shutter speed according to the principle of safe shutter.

Principle of safety shutter: the value of safety shutter is inversely proportional to the focal length you use when shooting, that is, safety shutter = 1/ focal length. For example, if you use 80mm, then the safety shutter is 1/80. At this time, as long as the shutter is set to 1/80, the blur caused by hand shaking can be prevented.

Step 5 shoot moving vehicles

Shutter1/60 ~115 seconds.

How to use it in actual shooting?

When shooting moving objects such as cars with a slow shutter of1/60-115 seconds, keeping the car in focus will produce the effects of clear main car and blurred background. Camera sampling continuous shooting mode, choose artificial intelligence servo autofocus to focus, the chance of success will be greater.

Step 6 photograph waterfalls and streams

Shutter 1/8~2 seconds.

How to use it in actual shooting?

If you want to shoot a waterfall or stream like silk, you need to use a slow shutter. Try shooting at a shutter speed of 1/8 seconds or slower. The slower the shutter speed, the more obvious the effect. If the light is strong, you need to shoot with a reducing mirror.

7. Shoot the atomized water surface

Shutter 1/2~5 seconds.

How to use it in actual shooting?

For lakes and oceans with small fluctuations, you can use the shutter speed of 1/2-5 seconds to create a calm and soft dream atomization effect on the water surface. If the light is strong, you need to shoot with a reducing mirror. The slower the shutter speed, the more obvious the atomization effect.

8. Shoot night fireworks

Shutter for 2~8 seconds.

How to use it in actual shooting?

It is difficult to catch fireworks. Shutter too fast will miss the process of fireworks blooming, too slow will lead to fireworks becoming blurred or even overexposed. It is generally recommended to use the shutter speed of 2-8 seconds, or use the B-door to control the shutter, press the shutter before the fireworks are launched, and release the shutter after the fireworks completely explode.

9. Shoot the Milky Way in the starry sky

Shutter 15~25 seconds.

How to use it in actual shooting?

When shooting the Milky Way in the starry sky, a faster shutter speed will darken the stars, but a slower shutter speed (more than 30 seconds) will cause smear because of the movement of the stars. If you want to capture the brightest and clearest stars, you can try the shutter speed between 15-25 seconds. It is best to choose places far away from urban light pollution, suburbs or rural areas.

10, shooting the night star orbit.

Shutter 15 minutes or longer.

How to use it in actual shooting?

When shooting the star track, the shutter speed is usually set to 15 minutes or longer, or more than 100 photos can be shot continuously, and the shutter speed of each photo is about 30 seconds, and then a more complete star track picture can be created by PS post-superposition. Turn off the long exposure noise reduction and high sensitivity noise reduction functions of the camera when shooting continuously.