Technical Aspects Of Photography

Shutter Speed

Shutter speed is a very beautiful aspect of photography which allows you to capture different moments in time with your camera. It is basically the exposure time, the effective time a shutter is open. Here are some examples.

A very fast shutter speed has been used in this photograph, about 1/750 of a second.

Moderately fast shutter speed, about 1/180 of a second.

Slow shutter speed, 1/6 of a second.

Very slow shutter speed, 8 seconds.

My personal favourite is the very slow shutter speed used at night, as it allows you to catch moving lights that passed the lense while the photograph was being taken.