Last week I talked about aperture, depth of field and how to use them to your advantage. Today is about aperture’s kissing cousin: shutter speed. Like aperture, shutter speed controls the amount of ...

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.

Samsung is working on a new camera sensor, and once it finds its way into a next-gen Galaxy S-series device, it could help alleviate some of the brand’s problems with shutter speed.

In the early 1930s several renowned photographers including Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham and Edward Weston, formed an artists collective called Group f/64. They celebrated photography’s ability to ...

Those stepping out of auto mode will need to learn about three essential settings in photography: aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. These are commonly referred to as the “exposure triangle,” as one ...

A long exposure is a wonderful way to blur motion in photography. Rivers, waterfalls, waves and clouds can look stunning when captured as streaks of silky blur. But how slow do you go? Some parts of a ...

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 ...

Blurry photos are often disappointing. Canon EOS Rebel T3 | Canon EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS II | F5.6 | 1/5 sec | ISO 2500 Photo: Mitchell Clark We've all been there: you're excited about an image you ...

So, you’ve upgraded your phone or point-and-shoot camera and picked up one of the best cameras for beginners. The only logical thing to do now is to finally get to grips with the exposure triangle and ...

Reply: Traditional wisdom is that the only way to freeze motion is with a fast shutter speed. In fact it can be done just as effectively with light pulses, effectively placing a virtual shutter ...