{"id":360764,"date":"2021-05-13T10:56:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T09:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/?post_type=learning-centre&p=360764"},"modified":"2021-05-13T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T09:56:09","slug":"blurring-motion-with-long-shutter-speeds","status":"publish","type":"learning-centre","link":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/en-gb\/learning-centre\/blurring-motion-with-long-shutter-speeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Blurring Motion with Long Shutter Speeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our choice of shutter speed is the deciding factor in how motion is portrayed in a photograph. We can freeze fast-moving objects and fleeting moments in time by using a fast shutter speed, but sometimes intentionally letting an object blur as it moves is just as good a way of conveying movement and can give a real impression of speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Alan Winslow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since any object that moves while the shutter is open will blur, all we need to do to get this effect is use a long enough shutter speed. Take care though\u00a0\u2013\u00a0if you accidentally move the camera as well, then the whole scene will blur (something called camera shake), which is not the look we are going for!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The easiest way to take control over shutter speed is to use shutter priority mode. This lets you choose a speed manually and have the camera pick an aperture for you, so you\u2019ll always get a correctly exposed picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Slow Can You Go?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The length of the shutter speed you need for motion blur really depends on how fast your subject is moving. Remember the golden rule: as long as it moves when the shutter is open, it will blur. So, for fast-moving subjects \u2013 such as a cyclist moving quickly through the frame \u2013 a shutter speed of 1\/60 sec will work great (and should be possible to use without getting camera shake). But this won\u2019t blur a person walking (try 1\/20 sec), or the ripples on the surface of water (try one sec or longer, with a tripod).<\/p>\n\n\n

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