7 Creative Effects You Can Achieve With Slow Shutter Speed

Ritesh Saini
Ritesh Saini

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Photographing in the manual mode allows you complete control over the photographic process and all the camera settings. Shutter speed, in particular, is one setting that allows you to explore a lot of creative ways to capture photos.

While fast shutter speed is great to freeze motion, slow shutter speed can capture motion in remarkable ways. In this post, we’ll look at seven creative effects that you can achieve using slow shutter speed or long exposures.

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1. LIGHT TRAILS

Photo by Phil Dolby

Photo by james j8246

Photo by Syuqor7

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2. SILKY WATER

Photo by Giuseppe Milo

Photo by Kirkjufellsfoss 2

Photo by La Fleuve

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3. LIGHT PAINTING

Photo by Brian Tomlinson

Photo by Jerry Kirkhart

Photo by Aaron Bauer

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4. SILKY CLOUDS

Photo by Richard Walker

Photo by Jonathan Combe

Photo by Nikos Koutoulas

Photo by Rosmarie Voegtli

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5. STAR TRAILS

Photo by Silentmind8

Photo by Mike Lewinski

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6. PANNING

Photo by d26b73

Photo by Damianos Chronakis

Photo by Vinoth Chandar

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7. GHOST EFFECT

Photo by Beat Tschanz

Photo by Tuncay

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About Ritesh Saini

About Ritesh Saini

Ritesh has been photographing since 2010 and his photographic interests have varied from nature and landscapes to street photography. He recommends Kent DuFault's best-selling guide, The Complete Guide to Long Exposure Photography to learn and master the art of creating beautiful long exposure photographs.

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