This video is part of our Intro to Photography series, where we break down some of the fundamental concepts of the ...

Welcome to another edition of Let’s Talk Photography! This week I’d like to share my thoughts on shutter speed. As we’ve discussed previously, the most important thing to learn in photography is the ...

A fast shutter speed will show action frozen in place; a slow shutter speed will show the movement of the action. This becomes especially important in sports. For example, ...

If you want to freeze the motion of a moving subject, like many sports photographers do, then you need to use a fast shutter speed. Generally, to stop something that’s moving quickly, such as an ...

Use a fast shutter speed Image used with permission by copyright holder. Manning said that using a faster shutter speed is key to many great sports action shots.

Using a fast shutter speed of 1/1000 sec has allowed us to freeze this fast-moving swimmer A slow shutter speed means there’s more time for movement to take place during the exposure, and this ...

A fast shutter speed freezes the action, but can also remove some of the excitement from the scene. If your goal is to freeze the action, you’ll generally want to shoot with the fastest shutter ...

Using a shutter speed of 1/1000 sec has frozen the motion of this tawny eagle . The basic principle behind using fast shutter speeds is pretty simple; the faster the subject is moving, the shorter ...

Auto mode picked a fast shutter speed of 1/500 of a second and set an f/6.3 aperture to keep the background sharp. Although our subject’s T-shirt and shoes had a bit of blur, Auto mode froze her ...

The speed is written in fractions of a second, or full seconds for very slow shutter speeds. A fast shutter speed, such as 1/1,000, freezes motion but doesn’t let in as much light, creating a ...