“It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.”
— Alfred Eisenstaedt
Shutter speed is the length of time camera shutter is open, exposing light onto the camera sensor. Essentially, it’s how long your camera spends taking a photo. When you use a long shutter speed, you end up exposing your sensor for a significant period of time. The first big effect of it is motion blur. If your shutter speed is long, moving subjects in your photo will appear blurred along the direction of motion.
Shutter speeds are typically measured in fractions of a second, when they are under a second. For example 1/4 means a quarter of a second, while 1/250 means one two-hundred-and-fiftieth of a second (or four milliseconds).
A fast shutter speed is typically whatever it takes to freeze action.
Long shutter speeds are typically above 1 second – at which point, you will need to use a tripod to get sharp images. You would use long shutter speeds for certain types of low-light / night photography, or to capture movement intentionally.
How to Set Shutter Speed
Most cameras handle shutter speeds automatically by default. When the camera is set to “Auto” mode, the shutter speed is selected by the camera without your input (and so are aperture and ISO). However, you can still set shutter speed manually if necessary:
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My first shoot of shutter speed
My second shoot of shutter speed
I used the sport mode on the camera to take the picture at a immediate speed so it can capture the water as it splashes into the bucket as the model pour it out of the jug so it can give a splashing effect.
Best Worse
I have used 1/4 and 1/50 to take the picture at a perfect shot of the ball in the air.