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Slow Shutter Speed

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LT: I can use a slow shutter speed to create motion blur and ghost effects

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Analogy for Understanding: Using a slow shutter speed is like painting with a flashlight in a dark room. If you move the light quickly (fast shutter), you only get a dot. But if you keep the "eyes" of the camera open for a long time while the light moves, you can draw a glowing line across the darkness, capturing the entire path of the movement in a single frame.

How To Use Slow Shutter Speed

Students will learn how to change the shutter speed of the camera

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Shutter speed is how fast the camera opens and closes.  A slow shutter speed will create blurry photos or motion blur if not on a steady surface.  A fast shutter speed will capture action and freeze motion.​

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First, students will take photos using a slow shutter speed to capture motion blur. Then using the info they have learned they will create some "Ghost" images. 

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