Week 5 Task – Shutter Speed

I achieved a slow shutter speed with my Google Pixel 7 Pro by using the ‘Long Exposure’ feature, as illustrated by the two photos above. Here, the lowered shutter speed has created a time lapse effect, blurring all the pages together into one.

I then achieved a freeze frame by using the ‘Top Shot’ feature, which took a flurry of photos on a fast shutter speed, allowing me to select the clearest image of the person jumping – as pictured above.

By increasing the shutter speed, photographers are able to capture action shots in clear detail – creating images that can tell a powerful story. Conversely, using a slow shutter speed can produce a more artistic effect, one that may have a different journalistic purpose.