Unit 4 Activity 2

This photograph is an example of capturing a moving object using a fast shutter speed. You can find this photograph, as well as many other examples, at http://pelfind.com/photos/7405. The subject matter is a strawberry being dropped into a bowl of green liquid. In the photograph, the background is simple to ensure the focus is on the main subject and the picture is not too busy. Using a fast shutter speed to capture an object in motion can be difficult because of the many problems a photographer can encounter. For example, in regards to the timing, the photographer must capture his/her image at the right time of the strawberry hitting the liquid in the bowl. If it captures the image too early or too late the image looses its quality. To overcome this, there are several things you can do. One thing is to take several pictures to ensure the photographer captured the image at the right time. Although the image may look frozen, it gives a feeling of movement because the liquid was in motion when the image was captured. The depth of field in this image would be shallow but with the white background it is hard to tell what depth of field it is.