Shutter Speed for Landscape Photography?

Todd Stogner: There are different reasons for using different shutter speeds.If you're taking a picture of a stationary scene, depending on how much depth of field you need, you will need to adjust to a higher number in your aperture (less light in) which will require a slower shutter speed.If you are photographing a waterfall or water, and you are interested in the "misty" water, you will need to photograph at a slower shutter speed to capture more movement in the water. To do this, you use what's called "neutral density" filters. This has a sunglasses type of effect on the photo in the sense that it restricts the amount of light getting in. In this case, exposures can be much longer and not run the risk of overexposure....Show more

Hermina Ketring: it really depends on the aperature that your using for the landscape. you want to use a very small aperature for landscape to get rid of the depth of field. so at f/22 or even, if you can, f/32, the shutter will be r! eally slow. if you are near water/river/etc... the long shutter will make the water really interesting too... good luck

Bryant Chaudhry: Landscape photographers tend to use small apertures to maximize depth of field, and slow films to get sharp detail and fine grain, thus necessitating slow shutter speeds. If you need a longer exposure in order to capture motion blur, you can use neutral density filters.

Luke Kosch: It depends on your picture, if it's a picture of the night, then yes, you need a long shutter. If you want to give it a try during the day though, i would recommend using a higher f-stop (smaller apperture of the iris)

Claire Billegas: Aperture controls the quantity of sunshine allowed to pass into. Shutter velocity controls how long the gentle admitted exposes your sensor. Aperture and lens focal length controls intensity of field. the faster the shutter velocity the extra useful for combating action. interior the destiny, please do your guy o! r woman homework.

Alden Soldano: I highly recommend the ! book "Understanding Exposure" by Peterson to help understand the creative effects and trade-offs of which aperture and shutter speed you want to use. Most of the time landscapes don't change, and the detail you capture is the most important aspect. Since landscape photographers prefer the sun to be low in the sky (morning and evening hours) to provide a nice favorable light, it is also less intense. These factors are why landscape photographers tend to use longer exposures to compensate for the other aspects. You can capture more detail with less grain (or digital noise if you use digital cameras) if you use a low ISO.Add to that the fact that you can get some really cool results with wind blowing through a field of grain or water flowing through a brook when you have longer exposures, it only bolsters that preference more. It really has less to do with preferring long shutter speeds as it is preferring smaller apertures and low ISO film/capture. BTW, film photographe! rs can use ISO 25 film that rivals the most advanced digital sensors, of course that is only if you shoot black and white....Show more

Emeline Albracht: Not if you used the right aperture size. What determines whether or not an imagine is exposed correctly isn't just the shutter speed, but a combination of shutter speed, aperture size, and film speed. A long shutter speed used with an appropriately small aperture would result in the same correct exposure that a short film speed coupled with a large aperture size would.Landscape photographers use long shutter speeds because it allows them to use very small apertures, which gives their images lots of depth of field. They also use wide angle lenses because these lenses also give great depth of field....Show more

Berry Gilmore: Not if you were using the proper f stop to match the shutter speed. For my landscapes I generally shoot at F64 at 1/2 second shutter. I use Ilford Delta Pro film which is rated at ISO 100. ! I generally rate mine at ISO 200 and then develop 30 seconds to a minu! te longer. I also use the Zone System for exposure and development.