Why shoot in shutter priority mode?

Hello, dear friends, we meet again today. In the process of shooting works, skilled application of semi-automatic mode can make us shoot better works with half the effort. Among them, the aperture priority (Av) and shutter priority (Tv) shooting modes have become the first choice of many photographers, so today we will talk about the shutter priority (Tv) shooting mode first.

I believe many friends still lack a certain intuitive understanding of the duration of the shutter, and have no subjective concept of what kind of venue is suitable for the shutter at what speed. So today, let Bian Xiao show you the pressure of the camera shutter.

What is shutter priority?

Shutter priority is a semi-automatic mode in the camera. In this mode, the photographer controls the sharpness of the object by adjusting the shutter speed. Many friends find that the subject is often blurred when shooting moving objects, which is mostly because the shutter speed is not fast enough.

Other settings such as aperture, sensitivity and white balance are automatically calculated and matched by the camera. The advantage of this method is that the photographer only needs to adjust the shutter speed of shooting occasions, which is very important for capturing fast-paced scenes, saving the trouble of setting other parameters and saving time.

But shutter priority is not only suitable for fast-paced scenes, but also can take more creative photos if used properly. The following is the shutter speed of different shooting occasions summarized by Bian Xiao. By remembering these, you can take satisfactory photos at important moments.

1/ 1000

This kind of speed shutter belongs to high-speed shutter, which is suitable for representing objects in high-speed motion. For example, bird shooting in high-speed flight, various high-speed sports events, such as racing cars, motorcycles, speedboats, 100-meter races and so on. And there are some special scenes, such as when water drops splash down, the moment of blasting, the trajectory of bullets entering, etc.

However, it should be noted that at such a high shutter speed, the camera usually matches the large aperture combination, resulting in a shallow depth of field, and all other parts will be blurred except the subject, which requires us to focus correctly, preferably with high-speed continuous shooting, in order to obtain the best visual effect.

1/500

This kind of shutter also belongs to the category of high-speed shutter, which is suitable for shooting fast-moving objects, such as birds flying at high speed, ball games such as basketball and football, people running, cars and trains running at normal speed, etc. This fast shutter can take clearer pictures. For the above two shutter speeds, if you shoot by hand, the lens should be a telephoto lens below 400mm, and the shot picture is even more shocking.

1/250

This speed belongs to the medium-speed shutter from the beginning, which is suitable for capturing the movements of characters, such as running children, gymnastics, dance, high jump, long jump, swimming, equestrian and other relatively less intense competitions. You can use this shutter speed in outdoor sunlight to minimize camera vibration. Suitable for hand-held camera shooting with lens below 250 mm.

1/ 125s

This shutter speed is suitable for expressing scenes in life, such as walking people, fitness exercisers, children playing games and other activities close to normal speed, and it is also commonly used in life. Combined with standard lens or lens below 100mm, the subject can be guaranteed not to be photographed.

1/60s

This shutter speed is a slow shutter from the beginning. This shutter is mostly used in poor light conditions, such as cloudy or cloudy weather. Due to insufficient lighting conditions, we need to increase the shutter time to get enough exposure. At this time, it is necessary to focus on those objects that move relatively slowly, and at the same time use a lens of about 50mm to ensure that it will not be empty.

1/30 seconds

This shutter speed is what we call a safe shutter for a general lens. If the shutter speed is slower than this, it is very likely that there will be a phenomenon of virtual shooting. In order to get high-definition photos, the camera must be held very smoothly, which is suitable for using a small aperture to obtain a large depth of field in cloudy weather or shadows.

1/ 15s

Starting from this shutter, we will use a tripod to shoot. Usually, this shutter speed combined with tripod can make the high-speed flowing river show the effect of atomization and wire drawing, and can shoot brighter lighting effect at night.

1/8 seconds

This kind of shutter with tripod can make the atomization effect of the river more silky, and at the same time, it can shoot the rail lights of long-distance buses at night, and also show the trajectory of water droplets when they drop.

1/4s

This extremely fast shutter with tripod is the slowest shutter speed for displaying portraits, which is suitable for portrait shooting in extremely dark and dim light conditions. If it is slower than this, the character will be easily photographed.

1 and 1/2

At this shutter speed, only fixed objects or still life will not be photographed with a tripod. You can try it in poor light. This speed shutter is more used to express the art of slow door photography, such as light painting and long-distance car trails.

1s or more

More than one second to the shutter, mainly slow door photography. This speed shutter can be used for the perfect water surface effect of specular reflection, the strong atomization effect on the sea surface, the light track photography of a section of expressway, and the dynamic cloud effect, including the light painting effect, which is also more suitable for creative photography.

So much for today's introduction of shutter.

The above content is very helpful for your normal reference.