Practice

How long the sensor is exposed, and what moves.

• Freeze the pendulum☆☆☆0 of 3 starsThe bob is swinging past a ruled backdrop.
• Show the swing☆☆☆0 of 3 starsNow the opposite.
• Steady in the hand☆☆☆0 of 3 starsA still life indoors, hand-held.

How wide the lens opens, and what stays sharp.

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• Separate the subject☆☆☆0 of 3 starsFocus is on the second marker.
• Keep it all sharp☆☆☆0 of 3 starsThe opposite problem.
• Just enough separation☆☆☆0 of 3 starsFlat, dull light this time.

Buying light with sensitivity, and paying for it in noise.

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• Find the light☆☆☆0 of 3 starsWindow light only, and the shutter is already as slow as you can hold steady.
• As clean as you can☆☆☆0 of 3 starsSame room, but now noise matters.
• Last light of the day☆☆☆0 of 3 starsEvening now, and two stops darker.

When two goals pull the controls in opposite directions.

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• Frozen and separated☆☆☆0 of 3 starsCatch the bob sharp as it crosses the centre, and throw the distant backdrop out of focus at the same time.
• Sharp throughout☆☆☆0 of 3 starsEverything sharp from the nearest marker to the furthest, at a shutter speed you could hold in the hand.
• A sense of movement☆☆☆0 of 3 starsLet the bob smear to show it was moving, but keep the backdrop crisp so there is something to measure that movement against.

All three, with nothing chosen for you.

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• Full manual☆☆☆0 of 3 starsEverything is yours now.
• The whole room☆☆☆0 of 3 starsIndoors and hand-held, with depth to hold and not much light to hold it with.
• The deciding shot☆☆☆0 of 3 starsDull light, and a portrait to make.