Shutter Speed is one of the three pillars of photography, the
other two being ISO and Aperture. Shutter speed is where the
other side of the magic happens – it is responsible for creating
dramatic effects by either freezing action or blurring motion.
In this article, I will try to explain everything I know about
shutter speed in very simple language. 1) What is a Camera
Shutter? Before reading this article, I highly recommend reading
about what a DSLR is and what it consists of. Simply put, a
camera shutter is a curtain in front of the camera sensor that
stays closed until the camera fires. When the camera fires, the
shutter opens and fully exposes the camera sensor to the light
that passes through the lens aperture. After the sensor is done
collecting the light, the shutter closes immediately, stopping
the light from hitting the sensor. The button that fires the
camera is also called “shutter” or “shutter button”, because it
triggers the shutter to open and close. 2) What is Shutter
Speed? Shutter speed, als