Motion Freeze Assignment (Shoot 4)

Observation and Learnings

While experimenting with motion freeze using different shutter speeds, I noticed how faster settings were able to stop action sharply, capturing even quick movements with clear detail. For example, gestures, moving hands, or running subjects appeared frozen in time without any blur, almost like the movement had been paused. At moderately fast speeds, the subjects were still quite sharp, though in very quick actions there was sometimes the slightest trace of softness. Slower shutter speeds, on the other hand, struggled to completely freeze motion, and in some cases a bit of blur appeared, showing how sensitive the camera is to both speed of movement and shutter choice.

Through this exercise, I learned that shutter speed plays a crucial role in controlling how motion is represented. Freezing action requires very fast speeds, which often demand brighter lighting conditions or a higher ISO to keep the exposure balanced

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