Shutter Speed in Photography: The Essential Guide)

• Shutter speed can increase and decrease exposure
• The longer the shutter speed – the brighter the image
• Minimum sharp shutter speed examples:
  • Water flowing: 1/125s
  • People walking: 1/250s
  • People/animals running: 1/500s
  • Cars driving: 1/1000s
  • Birds flying: 1/2000s
  • Handholding camera: 1/60s – short lense
  • Handholding camera: 1/160s – long lense
• When a scene is overexposed you can raise the shutter speed for better exposure
• When a scene is underexposed, do NOT drop the shutter speed. Instead, adjust the aperture or ISO.
• Use a tripod for long-exposure photography

Camera Shutter Speed)

• Faster shutter speeds raise the ISO speed and drop the f-number, it also increases image noise and decreases depth of field
• Slower shutter speeds lowers the ISO speed and raises the f-number, it also decreases hand-holdability and sharpness
• Subjects moving towards/away from the camera won’t become as blurred as those moving side to side.
• A subject will appear more blurred if it occupies majority of the image frame.