Posts Tagged ‘Flash sync speed’

Neutral density filters are like sunglasses for your camera. They reduce the amount of light that your camera receives. They can be very useful for long exposure photography, recording video in bright sunlight, and when you want to use flash in a location that is already brightly lit.

Over the next four articles we'll look at the different densities and mounts of ND filter that are available, how best to use them, and potential problems to look out for. To start off with, in this article we'll cover some of the ways ND filters can be useful for photography and videography.

High speed photography refers to the capture of an event that happens too fast for the human eye to see. Things like a splash of water frozen in mid-air, an egg as it smashes, or an insect in mid-flight.

There is no specific rule as to exactly how short a time period needs to be captured to qualify for high speed speed photography. But in general it would be considered to be an event captured at an effective shutter speed of 1/1000s or faster. In practice, effective shutter speeds of 1/10000s and faster are often used.

In this article we'll look at how you can take high speed photos, including how you can achieve super fast effective shutter speeds like 1/10000s even if you camera's shutter speed doesn't go that fast.

The shutter is an essential part of every camera, without it you wouldn't be able to take photos. It opens to allow light to reach your camera's sensor, and then closes after a predetermined amount of time to complete the photo. The amount of time the shutter is open for can effect the exposure and look of your photo, and different shutter speeds can be used for different creative effects.