Shutter Speed

Question 1

What are the values for full stops of shutter speeds?

Answer 1

2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500

Question 2

What is 1/500th second equal to?

Answer 2

1/2 second

Question 3

What is the bulb (B) setting?

Answer 3

Manually timed exposure. Shutter stays open the whole time you press the shutter release button.

Question 4

What is the Time (T) setting?

Answer 4

Press the shutter speed button twice, once to open, and again to close. also manually timed exposure.

Question 5

What shutter speed constitutes as long exposure?

Answer 5

15th or slower

Question 6

What is Light Painting?

Answer 6

Where you use a tripod and have the shutter open for multiple seconds while you use a light to paint a scene.

Question 7

What is Panning?

Answer 7

Using a slow shutter, and moving with an object to get the object in focus while things around it are blurry.

Question 8

How do you make the ghostly effect?

Answer 8

Use the long exposure, and divide time in half for ‘ghost’ subject. Ie. if shooting 20secs, have person in frame for 10 secs and out of frame for 10 secs.

Question 9

f/2.8 matches with?

Answer 9

1/250th

Question 10

f/8 matches with?

Answer 10

1/30th

Question 11

f/4 matches with?

Answer 11

1/125th

Question 12

f/5.6 matches with?

Answer 12

1/60th

Question 13

f/2 matches with?

Answer 13

1/500th

Question 14

f/11 matches with?

Answer 14

1/15th

Question 15

f/16 matches with?

Answer 15

1/8th

Question 16

If you start on f/11 and 1/60th and move aperture down 4 stops, what will equivalent exposure settings be?

Answer 16

f/2.8 and 1/500th

Question 17

If you start on f/16 and 1/15th and move aperture down 2 stops, what will equivalent exposure settings be?

Answer 17

f/8 and 1/60th