Low Shutter Speed

Use a low speed film OR use neutral density filters and / or a red filter to cut back on the light that hits the film. 

Use a shutter speed of 1/30 of a second or less....try for one of 1/4 second.

Use this low shutter and a tripod to make a major statement about motion. CONSIDER panning with the subject, using a zoom for an explosion effect, or to hold the tripod still while something like moving water moves.  The sample below will give you an idea of some of the things we can do with a low shutter.

This is a challenge assignment REQUIRED to get an ìAî but optional for ìCî students.

Using an ASA 100 black and white film this photo was shot with a shutter speed of 1/2 second at f16 indoors. As the shutter was released the zoom lens was changed from  28mm to 110mm causing this explosive effect. 

The shutter here was slower than normal allowing the mist to show up as it did. The shutter was set to 1/60 at f22 for this shot.  If a lower speed film had been used the shutter could have been set even lower to perhaps 1/15 or 1/4 which would have made the water more of a blur than it is.