What apature do i set my 35mm nikon camera to freeze a moving object?
March 8, 2009 by Digital Photography Tips
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Can you answer janette m’s question about Photography?:
I have a 35mm nikon camera (film).. I have a an assignment to take pictures of moving objects. I need to know how to set my camera at the right shutter speed without having my pictures being over or underexposed..
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I have a 35mm nikon camera (film).. I have a an assignment to take pictures of moving objects. I need to know how to set my camera at the right shutter speed without having my pictures being over or underexposed..
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Photography Feedback: Shutter speed:
Exposure technique:
Enjoy… ; )
Photography Feedback: You choose a fast shutter speed first of all, then find the right aperture to go with it for the proper exposure. What camera are you using? Is it all manual, or does it have shutter priority, aperture priority, etc? Does it have an internal meter like the FM2? You can use the meter to see if your exposure is all right.
Depending on how fast the object is moving, start at 1/250 and go on towards the faster shutter speeds, like 1/2000. Then as you go towards faster shutter speeds, open your aperture up (towards the smaller f numbers) until it goes all the way. Then you can use a ND (neutral density) filter to block light. They’re available at camera stores and online.
Photography Feedback: Your best bet is to set the camera on aperture priority if yours has that feature. Then set the f-stop to f2 or whatever the smallest number is on the aperture ring, that will allow you to use a fast shutter speed.
Photography Feedback: Since this is a film camera, I would first suggest using a hi-speed film like 800 or 160 ISO.
From there on you will need to tweak your f stop and shutter speed. I’m hoping that your camera has some sort of meter telling you if you are overexposed (+), underexposed (-) or just right (o). Bring your shutter speed to something like 1/500, 1/1000 or 1/2000 and see what your camera tells you regarding your f stop setting. It will more than likely recommend you decrease it.
Photography Feedback: Aperture Is The Amount Of Light The Lens Absorbs
Not How Fast The Shutter Actuates
( Freezes Motion )
To Freeze motion, you must be in sufficient light, use a shutter of at least 1/100th of a second, the aperture stop ( f/ stop ) you use depends on the lighting, in low-light, open it to as wide as it can go, the lowest number the lens can go to.. so you can absorb the highest amount of light you can..
if you can’t obtain a shutter speed of 1/100ths of a second or more, you won’t freeze action to efficiently.
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