No. 4 of the unofficial rules of photography is: "Always have a shutter speed." A photographic exposure can be defined as a certain amount of light hitting a sensor (or film) for a certain amount of ...

With stunningly fast shutter speeds, today’s cameras can stop almost any motion. But some subjects—such as race cars and babbling brooks—become more interesting when you emphasize their motion, ...

Last week I talked about aperture, depth of field and how to use them to your advantage. Today is about aperture’s kissing cousin: shutter speed. Like aperture, shutter speed controls the amount of ...

Long-exposure photography, once reserved for professional cameras, is now within reach for iPhone users with the right tools and techniques. By using the capabilities of the Slow Shutter Cam app, you ...

Motion blur is a tricky thing. On one hand, we spend a great deal of time and effort trying to combat it. We stick image stablization into lenses, opt for fast shutter speeds, and push our flashes to ...

New photographers don’t have to go straight from auto to full manual mode without training wheels. Shutter priority mode is one of three semi-auto mode that mixes the best of auto and manual together.

Reply: Traditional wisdom is that the only way to freeze motion is with a fast shutter speed. In fact it can be done just as effectively with light pulses, effectively placing a virtual shutter ...

Cameras are very good at freezing moments in time. Browse through your photo collection, and no doubt you’ll have lots of examples in which a fast shutter speed captured an instant and preserved it, ...