15 common photography questions from beginners (and how to solve
them) Common Photography Questions From Beginners, 4-5 04 Why
are my shots blurry? Image Stabilisation (IS) is great for
helping to avoid ‘camera shake’ when shooting handheld, as it
enables you to use fairly slow shutter speeds to get sharp
shots, but to get sharp shots of moving subjects you’ll need a
fast shutter speed to freeze your subject’s movement. This
counts for all moving subjects, even if they’re only moving very
slightly, such as people, insects, boats in harbours, etc. The
best way to control shutter speed is to shoot using the Shutter
Priority mode; you set the shutter speed, and your camera will
set the aperture for a sharp shot. If the lighting conditions
are flat and your shutter speeds are still too slow to freeze
any action in shot, then increase your ISO setting (try ISO400,
800 or 1600) to obtain a faster shutter speed – eg 1/250 sec
instead of 1/25 sec. 05 Why would I want to control depth of
field? Depth of field is one o