CANON PRO TIPS

Follow our in-depth guide and capture movement in the land, sea, sky and people by slowing your shutter speed

he exposure of a scene is determined by three different elements the aperture (the size of the lens opening through which the shutter speed (the time passes), light that the image sensor is exposed to this light) and the ISO (the sensitivity of the sensor). You need to balance all three together in order to capture a good exposure, in which the important parts of an image are neither too dark (underexposed) or too bright (overexposed). Most of the time, we use fast shutter speeds, where the sensor is exposed to light for just a fraction of a second for example, 1/100 sec. This is great for photographing action and to keep your subject sharp. However, in this feature were going to look at the other end of the scale, where by slowing the shutter speed you can capture some interesting and creative results, if youre photographing the right subject the movement of the ocean, people passing by, traffic light trails, and stars moving across the night sky, there are many possibilities. Over the next ten pages were going to tell you everything you need to know to master long-exposure photography. So get out your tripod and get ready to slow down time!