These photos have been taken with a fast shutter speed. Can you describe how the photos would have been staged? What might be happening outside of the frame? You are learning how to use fast shutter speed to creatively take a portrait photograph. You have 2 options here: 1. carry out research into fast shutter speed portraits to get ideas. You don't have to write them up if you don't have time. 2. (going for gold option) Download the worksheet below. Fill it in with Fast shutter speed portrait pictures off the internet that you would like to try in the photo shoot next lesson, and next to it write how it has been created. If you cant find out how, then you should write down how you think they were created, and see if you can work it out when taking photos!
Take 20+ fast shutter speed portrait photos, aiming to try out different types of portraits. Eg. objects moving around a still person, or the person moving/jumping etc. On a basic camera, try the sports setting if you have one - this will be set up for a faster shutter speed. On a DSLR, try 1/400 or 1/500 if you are outside. Go a little lower if you are inside as your photos will be dark otherwise. Use the guide below and further research to learn more about how to get a good photo! Depending on your lighting, alter the aperture! 5.6 is an average aperture. 1.8 would allow a lot of light in, 3.2 would be somewhere in the middle etc. Upload ONLY YOUR GOOD photos into a gallery/ contact sheet. Hold down CTRL and click the photos that you want to upload. Put the title Fast Shutter Speed Portrait' above your work.
Write a few sentences to explain how to you took the photos, things you tried and the importance of resilience (not giving up!) and trial and error. Sentence starters: To take these photos I... During the photoshoot I found that I had to... Trial and error was an important part of this task because... I found that to create the most effective photos I had to... Something else I could try might be... BONUS MARKS! if you have access to photoshop and would like to edit your photos, please do! Upload your photos under your gallery :)
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