Lesson Info
10. Quiz: Shutter Speeds
Summary (Generated from Transcript)
In this lesson, John Greengo gives a pop quiz to the class on identifying shutter speeds in photographs. The class is divided into two teams, and each team has a captain who listens to their teammates' feedback before giving an answer. The teams earn points for correct answers, and the lesson emphasizes the importance of considering movement and other visual clues when determining the appropriate shutter speed for a given photograph.
Q&A:
What is the purpose of the quiz in this lesson?
The purpose of the quiz is to test the class's knowledge and understanding of shutter speeds in photography.
How are the teams divided in the quiz?
The class is divided into two teams, Team A and Team B, with captains leading each team.
How much time do the captains have to hear feedback from their teammates before giving an answer?
The captains have five to ten seconds to hear feedback from their teammates before giving an answer.
How do the teams earn points in the quiz?
The teams earn points by giving correct answers to the questions about the shutter speeds of the photographs shown.
What are some factors to consider when determining the appropriate shutter speed for a photograph?
Some factors to consider when determining the appropriate shutter speed for a photograph include the movement of the subject, visual clues in the photograph, and the desired effect (such as freezing or blurring motion).
Why might a faster shutter speed be chosen?
A faster shutter speed might be chosen for technical reasons, such as needing to let in less light, or to freeze motion in a photograph.
Why might a longer shutter speed be chosen?
A longer shutter speed might be chosen to let in more light, or to intentionally blur motion in a photograph for artistic effect.
Lessons
Class Introduction
23:32 2Photographic Characteristics
06:46 3Camera Types
03:03 4Viewing System
22:09 5Lens System
24:38 6Shutter System
12:56 7Shutter Speed Basics
10:16 8Shutter Speed Effects
31:57Camera & Lens Stabilization
11:06 10Quiz: Shutter Speeds
07:55 11Camera Settings Overview
16:12 12Drive Mode & Buffer
04:24 13Camera Settings - Details
10:21 14Sensor Size: Basics
18:26 15Sensor Sizes: Compared
24:52 16The Sensor - Pixels
22:49 17Sensor Size - ISO
26:59 18Focal Length
11:36 19Angle of View
31:29 20Practicing Angle of View
04:59 21Quiz: Focal Length
08:15 22Fisheye Lens
12:32 23Tilt & Shift Lens
20:37 24Subject Zone
13:16 25Lens Speed
09:03 26Aperture
08:25 27Depth of Field (DOF)
21:46 28Quiz: Apertures
08:22 29Lens Quality
07:06 30Light Meter Basics
09:04 31Histogram
11:48 32Quiz: Histogram
09:07 33Dynamic Range
07:25 34Exposure Modes
35:15 35Sunny 16 Rule
04:31 36Exposure Bracketing
08:08 37Exposure Values
20:01 38Quiz: Exposure
20:44 39Focusing Basics
13:08 40Auto Focus (AF)
24:39 41Focus Points
17:18 42Focus Tracking
19:26 43Focusing Q&A
06:40 44Manual Focus
07:14 45Digital Focus Assistance
07:35 46Shutter Speeds & Depth of Field (DOF)
05:18 47Quiz: Depth of Field
15:54 48DOF Preview & Focusing Screens
04:55 49Lens Sharpness
11:08 50Camera Movement
11:29 51Advanced Techniques
15:15 52Quiz: Hyperfocal Distance
07:14 53Auto Focus Calibration
05:15 54Focus Stacking
07:58 55Quiz: Focus Problems
18:54 56Camera Accessories
32:41 57Lens Accessories
29:24 58Lens Adaptors & Cleaning
13:14 59Macro
13:02 60Flash & Lighting
04:47 61Tripods
14:13 62Cases
06:07 63Being a Photographer
11:29 64Natural Light: Direct Sunlight
28:37 65Natural Light: Indirect Sunlight
15:57 66Natural Light: Mixed
04:20 67Twilight: Sunrise & Sunset Light
22:21 68Cloud & Color Pop: Sunrise & Sunset Light
06:40 69Silhouette & Starburst: Sunrise & Sunset Light
07:28 70Golden Hour: Sunrise & Sunset Light
07:52 71Quiz: Lighting
05:42 72Light Management
10:46 73Flash Fundamentals
12:06 74Speedlights
04:12 75Built-In & Add-On Flash
10:47 76Off-Camera Flash
25:48 77Off-Camera Flash For Portraits
15:36 78Advanced Flash Techniques
08:22 79Editing Assessments & Goals
08:57 80Editing Set-Up
06:59 81Importing Images
03:59 82Organizing Your Images
32:41 83Culling Images
13:57 84Categories of Development
30:59 85Adjusting Exposure
08:03 86Remove Distractions
04:02 87Cropping Your Images
09:53 88Composition Basics
26:36 89Point of View
28:56 90Angle of View
14:35 91Subject Placement
23:22 92Framing Your Shot
07:27 93Foreground & Background & Scale
03:51 94Rule of Odds
05:00 95Bad Composition
07:31 96Multi-Shot Techniques
19:08 97Pixel Shift, Time Lapse, Selective Cloning & Noise Reduction
12:24 98Human Vision vs The Camera
23:32 99Visual Perception
10:43 100Quiz: Visual Balance
14:05 101Visual Drama
16:45 102Elements of Design
09:24 103Texture & Negative Space
03:57 104Black & White & Color
10:33 105The Photographic Process
09:08 106Working the Shot
25:29 107What Makes a Great Photograph?
07:01Lesson Info
Quiz: Shutter Speeds
Alright, folks, it is time for the first pop quiz of the class. And so what we are gonna do is we are gonna divide the class in half. And this is the middle line right here. Everybody over here is on Team A and everybody over here is on Team B. Alright, and so we have our captains front and middle for each section here. And the way this is gonna work is I am gonna show you a photograph, I'm gonna ask you what shutter speed it is, and I'm gonna limit it. We're not just gonna say choose one of this shutter speeds. We're gonna limit it to something that, you know, kinda makes sense. Captain, I want you to listen to your team, see what the feedback is from your team. We need to keep things moving in here, so you're gonna have five, ten seconds to hear feedback and have any quick thoughts on this. So, let's get the microphones up to the captains. And if Team A doesn't get it right, we go to Team B, which is gonna be real easy, because one of the obvious options is then gone and they can col...
lect points. And we're gonna start with Team A, because A comes before B, sorry about that, Team B. Here is your first photograph. The options are a 2000th of a second, a 500th, and 60th, a 15th, one full second, and 15 seconds. Listen to your team, see what they have to say. So, you wanna look at the photos, what's moving. Be ready to steal the answer. Are we ready with an answer? 15 seconds. 15 seconds. And the answer on the board is 15. So they get a correct answer, so one point for Team A. Alright, Team B, you get a new photograph. And you get a new challenge here. So, look at this photograph, listen to what your teammates think about what the shutter speed might be. Team A, just be ready if they miss it. Okay, what is your answer? We're gonna go with 2000, John. 2000, top of the list here. And they are spot on, so they get a point, folks. It's tied up one to one. Back to Team A, we have a new photo coming in. Alright, we're gonna get a little trickier in here. So, let's listen to your feedback. What do you guys think? And it's gonna be hard for the captains here, because they're gonna hear some different things and they're gonna have some different thoughts, "I think it's this, no, look at this, look at that." Alright, so, Captain we're gonna need to come to a decision. It's a toss-up between 1/60th and 1/15th. Oh, but I'm sorry, you can't choose two (laughter) And you've just given them a huge advantage if you haven't got this right. You should never lend the details out. Your final choice, as Captain-- 1/15th. We're gonna go with 1/15th, and the answer is correct. Oh, you guys got a good leader. You should be thankful for that. So, that's two points for Team A. Team B, let's see what we have in your photo. Okay, we might have actually seen a similar photo earlier. So, water movement is a great way of checking out for different types of shutter speeds. Water is so easy, where it moves back and forth. And they're conferring, lot of help in here, it's nice. Makes you really think, you're gonna reengineer photographs. Starting to run out of time here on this answer. Alright. We're gonna go with one. One second on this one, let's see what the answer is. Ooh, it is keeping it tied up here, correct answer. Nice job there. So with-- tied up, okay, so. Next up, we have a shot, this is over in-- Where is this? I am in Poland in this shot, not that that matters. But you're gonna be looking at this street photography shot. There's not much to base this on, but there is something very clear to base this on. And so you have to look for those clues. And it's good that there's a lot of people on each team so there's a lot of different people that can have input. And so if you're on a team, you wanna help your captain out. Okay. One second? One second in this case. And can you tell me what your team is basing on? Did you hear anything as far as why they think it's one second? What are ya looking at? (laughter) I'm gonna go with the cyclist. The blur in the-- Blur over here, okay. Because he's going straight away. So, technically, he's not panning across, so it should be sharper unless you're-- he's traveling further distance with the longer exposure. They're gonna travel a longer distance. And the one answer is correct. Nice job, you guys are doing a great job here, very good. Alright, let's see what we've got next. Alright, this is actually not far away from us here in the CreativeLive studios there. What's frozen, what's moving, how fast is it moving? And then that's gonna bring ya back to what the shutter speed is. Ken, are they answering at home? They're following along at home? Because good photographers are gonna be able to reverse engineer photographs. Okay, what do we have as an answer? We're going with 1/15th. 1/15th of a second. And spot on, nice job team. Everybody's getting right answers. You guys must have had a really good teacher (laughter). Okay, back to Team A. Alright, we gotta lot of things interesting going on in this one here. This is tricky, but you wanna look for the right clues. What do you know how fast it moves? What's happening here? Help 'em out, help your captain out. You've got good advice, be louder. If you're not sure, be quiet (laughter). Okay, it looks like we have an answer. We're going with 1/500th. 1/500th of a second. I'm afraid that's incorrect. We're gonna give it over to Team B to steal a point here. We're going 1/2000th. 1/2000th of a second is the correct answer. And if I had to point to something to really look at, don't be distracted by the gun. You look at the tail and the dirt. That is gonna be blurry probably with 500th of a second. So, you can think of a tail as like that bird wing that's moving. And so that's the one clue that really, probably, can get you to that 2000th of a second. So, Team B stole a point there. And, I'm just trying to think, because this is the la-- Oh, wait, no we do have one more. I was thinking that was the last one, no, I think we might have one or two more. Alright, so, they stole a point, but it still goes back to them. And so Team B gets this choice here. We got some more street scenes. We're in New York City by the Flat Iron Building. And the subway's just let off and what do you think the shutter speed is here? 1/60th of a second? 1/60th of a second is correct. It's pretty good for stopping human motion there. And, so, that is our last question in here. And, so, we'll start with Team A on the next quiz. And you have some ground to catch up, but there will be plenty of ground because we have lots of quizzes as we go through this class. And so hopefully that makes sense. You're all able to look at things that you know of from your own personal experience, how fast is that movement? And now what is that gonna look like in a final photograph? And so when it comes to choosing shutter speeds, if we need, for technical reasons, to let in less light, we'll choose faster shutter speeds. If we need more light, we've got the longer shutter speeds. And then for aesthetics, sometimes we want to freeze and sometimes we want to blur that motion.
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