I have a preference towards using a wide aperture all of the time, so one of the things I decided I needed to challenge myself with and remind myself of is all the great things you can do when you play with shutter speed.  One of the fun projects I have done is playing with light painting.  This can come in many forms, from big outdoor projects to fun in a little dark room.

The key to light painting is:

• a dark place
• tripod
• remote shutter release (or use the timer function)
• a camera that allows you to adjust shutter speeds and
• a variety of lights to work with to light your subject matter.

In this series I used fairy lights in the background and small torches to highlight and colour the areas that I wanted to emphasise.  I closed all the doors in the hallway to make it dark and set about experimenting with the different effects I could create with the different torches I had.

Other Ways to be Creative with Shutterspeed:
Fun with Panning
Ghosting in Photos