Oct 12 Another successful session.

I am totally happy with the direction my business is going with every successful session comes another session. I am having the time of my life getting to be creative and help spread joy to those I photograph. So yesterdays session was originally planned for outdoors then the Kansas weather stepped in and forced us indoors. So I didn't get to be as creative as I would have liked but am happy with the results and so is my client which in the end is all that matters. So 2 beautiful girls and a beautiful mom later I had a collection of photos with edits that I am happy to post as mine. For the common public you will only get to see one photo from the session as the album on my website is password protected to you will get the sneak peak version. My session for tomorrow has been rescheduled again Ks weather has stepped in only this time the client wants to stay outdoors so has been moved to the weekend when the weather is to be most favorable. I am excited with anticipation as outdoors is where I feel I really shine and I can get the most candid of shots. So am very eager for the weekend to come. Today's photo is your sneak peak to yesterdays session.

Today's Photo Tip: Bringing it all together. This tip goes with the two previous about ISO and aperture.

Quick Guide to Understanding Shutter Speed

Written by Ron Risman

In a film camera, light travels through the lens opening (aperture) and past a shutter that opens and closes to allow light through to the film. While a digital camera doesn't have a mechanical shutter, it does use electronics to simulate this same process.

As light travels through the lens opening (aperture), the shutter opens and closes in a timed fashion to determine how long the image sensor ("film") gets exposed to a scene. A faster shutter speed, similar to blinking your eye more quickly, helps to reduce the amount of motion the cameras image sensor will capture. If the shutter stays open longer, it will allow more potential motion in the captured frame. Any movement during the "capture" process of a scene will end up as a blur. If it's camera movement then the entire photo will be blurred. If only the subject moves then only the subject will be blurred.

In order to capture blur-free "action" photographs (Sports is one example), you'll need to make sure the camera is using a high shutter speed. Typically a shutter speed setting of 1/125th of a second (shutter speeds are measured in fractions) is considered a "high" shutter speed, although the setting will depend on the speed of the action that you want to "freeze". Example: To capture a golf swing you might need to use a 1/500th speed shutter, while trying to capture kids playing basketball might only require a 1/125 or 1/250 shutter speed.

Important: Less light gets through to the imager (or film) as the shutter speed is increased, thus it's very difficult to use higher shutter speeds in lower light situations. There are ways to improve the speed of the shutter in these situations. One is to allow more light to pass through the lens (aperture setting), the other is to increase the ISO sensitivity of the imager.