ShutterActuationsBeta v0.6.5

The photography workbench

A little curiosity.
A better photograph.

Fifteen tools for everything around the photograph. Explore the light, plan the shoot, prepare the image and know your camera.

Free to use · no account · local photo processing
Photographic simulator comparing a sharp cyclist with a motion-blurred exposure.

New · four guided challenges

Choose your settings.
See what happens.

Freeze a cyclist, soften moving water and find your balance in low light.

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A wider portrait at 35 mm and tighter framing at 85 mm from the same camera position.
Explore11 / 15

Focal length & perspective

Compare lenses from one position, then move to keep your subject the same size. Watch the background change.

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The same coast with cool blue and warm golden white balance.
Explore12 / 15

White balance playground

Try color temperature and tint on photographic scenes. Match the light or explore a warmer, cooler mood.

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Pinpoint stars in a short exposure become trails in a long exposure.
Plan13 / 15

Night-sky exposure simulator

See stars turn into trails. Compare NPF and 500-rule estimates with movement in sensor pixels.

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Four photographic exercises: freeze a cyclist, smooth water, blur a background and work in low light.
Practice14 / 15

Photography challenges

Freeze motion, smooth a waterfall, separate a subject and work in low light. Four visual challenges with feedback.

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A camera beside a sample downloadable report combining file evidence, body checks and notes.
Check15 / 15

Camera inspection report

Combine embedded camera and shutter-count evidence with your condition checks in one private, printable report.

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The same cyclist scene shown dark, balanced and bright at minus two, zero and plus two exposure stops.
Explore05 / 15

Exposure playground

Aperture, shutter speed and ISO. See light, focus, movement and noise in one photographic scene.

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A waterfall at 1/125 second beside smooth water at 8.2 seconds with a 10-stop ND filter.
Plan06 / 15

ND filter calculator & timer

Stack filters, calculate your exposure and take a countdown into the field.

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A coastal photograph in a print mat with a square crop guide and a 300 PPI badge.
Prepare07 / 15

Print size & crop

Frame your photo, check remaining megapixels and find its print size at your chosen PPI.

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A photo is kept while selected GPS and camera serial metadata are crossed out.
Prepare08 / 15

EXIF privacy cleaner

Inspect JPEG metadata, remove selected fields and save a copy without recompressing the image.

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A mountain lake changes from daylight through sunset to blue hour along a video timeline.
Plan09 / 15

Timelapse planner

Plan your interval, frame count, shooting time, video length and storage together.

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A camera with an illustrated checklist for its sensor, controls and card slots.
Check10 / 15

Used-camera inspection

Work through a camera’s condition, record what you find and take an inspection report with you.

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A sharply frozen cyclist beside the same cyclist with a visible motion trail.
Explore04 / 15

Shutter speed simulator

Freeze a cyclist, soften a waterfall and explore camera shake with photographic scenes.

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A garden portrait with a soft background at f/1.8 and a more detailed background at f/8.
Explore03 / 15

Bokeh simulator

Compare aperture, focal length and sensor size in one garden portrait.

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Nested rectangles compare the physical sizes of full frame, APS-C and Micro Four Thirds sensors.
Explore01 / 15

Sensor & film sizes

Compare physical image areas, real dimensions and crop factors.

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A landscape photograph with wide 16:9 and square 1:1 framing guides.
Prepare02 / 15

Aspect ratio calculator

Calculate image proportions and export dimensions.

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Uploaded photos stay in your browser. Simulator artwork is AI-generated; effects are educational approximations.