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 ...

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 ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. When you set your camera to Automatic or Program mode, it ...

Have you ever wondered why still photography is thriving even though it’s so easy to capture video with our smartphones. I’d say it’s because there’s something endearing in the knowledge that a photo ...

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.

Compared to ISO and aperture, shutter speed is a relatively straightforward concept to understand. It's the period of time that a camera's sensor (or film) is exposed to light after you hit the ...

We all know the shot: Perfectly framed racecar that’s perfectly framed against a blurred racetrack, sense of speed and motion overwhelming. They’re known in photography as a panning shot—because the ...

The action shot 'A Surprise Flight' has been shortlisted for the LCE Photographer of the Year Awards – and it showcases incredible sharpness and detail ...

Photographers typically have minimal control over scene lighting; often the only way to improve a digital camera's sensitivity is by increasing exposure time. Unfortunately, this also increases the ...

Everybody seems to be obsessed with the ‘cinematic’ look these days, especially with regard to the 180-degree shutter rule – or for those shooting digital, setting the shutter speed to double that of ...