What shutter speed for food photography?
Merel van den Broek
2025-06-29 11:34:35
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When it comes to choosing the correct shutter speed for a pouring photo, you essentially have two options open to you; very fast, or very slow. Fast being anything above around 1/250 of a second; slow being something under about 1/10. A shutter speed anywhere between these two extremes will likely produce fairly unsatisfactory results. Fast or slow, which should you choose, well, that will depend on the final effect you’re going for. Using a fast shutter speed will freeze the pouring movement, producing a crisp and blur-free cascade of liquid. Using a slower shutter speed will create motion-blur, turning the spout of liquid into a soft and luxurious stream of movement. Before beginning work on the real shot, I recommend trying out a few tests, capturing pouring liquid at different shutter speeds to make sure that you’re getting the effect you want.
Jonathan Brouwer
2025-06-29 10:56:25
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Shutter speed is like your eyelid if the aperture is comparable to your eye's pupils.
Shutter speed is considerably easier to understand than aperture: the setting might be expressed as "1/250" or "1/60", which implies that the shutter is open for 1 250th of a second or 1 60th of a second.
I shoot using a shutter speed of 1/250, depending on the amount of light.
My preferred shutter speed is 1/250, but I'll go down to 1/200 or 1/125 before giving up and grabbing my three-legged friend.
When photographing a drink or moving liquid, a slower shutter speed (3.2 seconds) results in 'motion blur,' while a faster shutter speed (1 500th of a second) captures the subject's 'freeze action' shot.