Exercise: Shutter speeds

For this exercise, i took multiple photographs of a moving subject each with a different shutter speed to experiment with the relationship between movement and camera shutter speeds.
When photographing movement, you typically need a fast shutter speed in order to catch the subject and have a sharp picture. Using a slow shutter speed captures the entire movement leaving the photograph blurred but giving the effect of speed/ movement.

Shutter speed: 0.77 seconds
This photograph is not the best, due to the slow shutter speed and my lack of tripod i didn't manage to hold the camera to still. However, you can see the effects of the slow shutter speed, the moving subject can hardly be seen, she is blurred ad blended into the background. Almost like a ghost.

Shutter speed: 1/6 sec.
The moving subject is blurred apart from the standing leg which remains still and in focus.

Shutter speed:1/10 sec.
Again the subject is blurred due to movement apart from the standing leg giving the appearance of motion

Shutter speed:1/25 sec.
The subject is not as blurred as the previous shutter speeds apart from the one foot which is moving faster than the rest of the body.

Shutter speed:1/60 sec.
As the shutter speeds are getting faster, the motion is becoming less and less blurred.

Shutter speed:1/100 sec.
There is no blur to the motion within this photograph

Shutter speed:1/250 sec.
The moving subject is in focus and is quite sharp within this picture. This would be an ideal shutter speed for photographing this type of movement.

Shutter speed: 1/400 sec.
The moving subject is sharp and in focus. You can see the subject is moving, but you do not get the same sense of movement and speed as the slower shutter speeds which create a blurred movement.

Shutter speed:1/640 sec.

Shutter speed:1/800 sec.
This was the fastest shutter speed i used. The subject and background are both i focus and sharp. This is a good shutter speed for capturing movement if you want a sharp picture.

As you can see, the faster the shutter speed the sharper the picture.
If i wanted to capture a clear picture of the subject, i would use a shutter speed of 1/250 sec. upwards.
However, i personally prefer the slower shutter speeds such as 1/10 sec. where the movement is blurred, giving the photograph a real sense of motion that you do not feel within the sharper pictures. Although the slower shutter speeds to do catch much detail within the image due to the blur.