"FREEZE" -Stop Action shutter speed assignment
Final Product:
Submit two "FREEZE" photos, and a contact sheet with a minimum of 30 images in the correct period# "FREEZE" folder in Google Classroom.
Save each of your images in the Google Classroom photo server as:
yourlastname_freeze1
yourlastname_freeze2
yourlastname_freeze3 (this will be your proofsheet)
WHAT TO DO FOR THIS "FREEZE" ASSIGNMENT:
Use the camera's "TV" setting and shoot photos with a very fast shutter speed to "freeze" all subject movement. You will need to try many times for each scene. Action photos are very challenging because the moment goes by very quickly.
WHAT TO SHOOT? Shoot action! People jumping, sports, running, kids playing, skateboarding, bikes, water sports, hair flipping, cartwheels, dancing.... we are looking for frozen MOVEMENT! NO CARS!
TIPS:
•Try to get as close to the subject as possible! Your subject should fill the entire frame of the image.
•If you are trying to shoot sports, then shoot a practice, instead of a game, so that you can get close to the action. The images need to imply movement, so we need to see the part of the body that is in motion. You need to be prepared and anticipate!
•Press the shutter button just BEFORE you think the moment is going to happen.
SHUTTER SPEEDS NEEDED TO FREEZE ALL MOVEMENT OF YOUR SUBJECT
•1/250th Walking, some kinds of slower dancing
•1/500th Fast walking, running, kids playing, skateboarding...
•1/500-1/1000th Fast sports: running, football, baseball (pitching, hitting, running bases), volleyball or basketball...
Shoot this assignment using the TV camera settings, or the Manual settings detailed below.
OPTION #1: SHOOT THE "FREEZE" ASSIGNMENT USING THE TV (TIME VALUE) MODE ON THE CANON CAMERA.
On the Canon cameras, TV mode allows you to pick the shutter speed, while the camera automatically picks the aperture setting for you. (This is the same as the "S" setting on Nikon cameras)
What to do: Turn the Mode dial to TV, then dial the selector dial to pick a shutter speed needed to freeze the action. Make sure that there is enough light for that shutter speed, otherwise the f/stop will blink in the exposure readout/viewfinder.
ALTERNATIVE EXPOSURE MODE -OPTION #2:
•SHOOT "STOP ACTION" USING MANUAL EXPOSURE:
If shooting on manual exposure, set your camera to the desired shutter speed, then adjust the aperture/f-stop to the correct setting so the light meter readout (in red below) lines up in the middle of the exposure indicator. The shutter speed(s) you need to freeze movement are listed below, but they are just a starting point, you will need to experiment. To freeze movement, the faster the shutter speed the better! Pre-focus the camera where you think the subject will be -or constantly adjust focus as they move.
Set the shutter speed and f-stop so the light meter lines up in the center of the readout.
(the example is circled in red in the viewfinder below)
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