So you wanna capture something fast, huh? It can be trickier than you think, so here are a few things to know and how to cope with them.
The very first thing is, the shutter curtains (the things that actually expose and re-conceal the sensor/film) are mechanical on most cameras and can only move so fast. It varies depending on the camera type and age, but for most modern DSLRs, they can uncover the
So, shutter speed. What is it? Should we fear it? Was it bestowed upon us by aliens? The answer to two of these is, “No,” so let’s look at the remaining one, and add in how to avoid the stumbling blocks.
Basic answer: shutter speed is how long the camera is admitting light to the sensor or film. Except not really – it’s how long it can
I haven’t been shooting much recently, and a longer post in is the works but might be some time yet, so we have a little trivia for the moment.
The post title was the topic of a photo challenge thing I was participating in nearly twenty years ago – god I’m old (it just doesn’t seem like that long ago, but this is from 2004, so…) The premise was, every two weeks we’d
