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Shutter speed in photography: how to capture anything that moves! other | 2017-05-20
Get to grips with the basics of shutter speed in photography as we explain everything you need to know to take sharp pictures across a range of exposures. Words by Andrew James- There are times when your choice of shutter speed can make or break your
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The Complete Guide to Photography for Beginners (infographic) other | 2017-05-10
Digital photography certainly isn't shy of tricky camera settings and technical concepts – and for a beginner it can be pretty overwhelming. In her guest post, Lara Moore of KatchUp helps beginner photographers get an overview of what they might not
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The 10 biggest reasons your shots are soft (and how to avoid it) other | 2016-12-17
Soft shots are the bane of the serious photographer's life, and a major reason why images get rejected by stock image libraries or lose out in camera club competitions or photo society distinctions. Anyone can zoom into images at 100% with software t
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Slow shutter speeds: how to achieve consistent exposures every time other | 2015-02-07
In our latest Professional Photographer to the Rescue post, our resident pro explains how to use shutter speed effectively to create motion blur and achieve consistent exposures up and down the shutter speed scale. Our apprentice, Sam Doyle, recently
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Common mistakes at every shutter speed (and the best settings you should use) other | 2014-09-27
At a basic level, shutter speed is used to control exposure, but it can also be used as a creative tool that freezes action or adds dramatic blur to moving subjects. However, whenever we venture outside our comfort zone, this is where we encounter pr
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Understanding aperture other | 2014-09-07
An aperture is simply a hole in the lens – a variable diaphragm that can be made larger or smaller to control how much light reaches the sensor. You can control the aperture size using the dial on your SLR (or it can be set for you by the camera). Th
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3 camera lessons every new photographer should learn (free cheat sheet) other | 2014-04-08
If you’ve just bought your first camera, you’re probably finding a bit of a learning curve in getting up to speed with all of its bells and whistles. There are a number of great beginner photography tutorials out there that can help you get to grips
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Shutter speed explained other | 2014-04-07
Like the aperture setting, the shutter speed you choose isn’t simply a way of controlling the overall exposure. It also has a visible effect on your shots, enabling you to control the appearance of a moving subject. Fast shutter speeds freeze movemen
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Shutter speed tricks to improve your flowing water pictures other | 2014-03-31
Slow shutter speeds bring out the beauty of waterfalls and streams A photo of a running stream, a babbling brook or a cascading waterfall can be transformed from a mere snap into an atmospheric masterpiece. This can be done simply by slowing the came
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Understanding shutter speed as a creative tool: freeze and pan with confidence other | 2014-01-10
Understanding shutter speed as a creative tool is essential if you want to produce images that are about movement – whether you’re freezing action, smoothing out running water or panning the camera to add motion blur. The shutter speed often seems to
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Cheat Sheet Friday: how a camera shutter works other | 2013-10-21
The shutter speed is one of two fundamental controls for regulating the brightness of your pictures. Your camera’s shutter speed setting works in tandem with the aperture to ensure that you can get a perfect exposure in a huge variety of lighting con
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Panning: how the pros capture motion (and the best shutter speeds to use) other | 2013-08-25
Panning is a great way to capture a sense of movement in your action photography, by blurring the background, but keeping the subject sharp. Panning is often thought to be quite difficult, but in reality, with sound technique and some practice you ca
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Shoot amazing slow motion shots other | 2013-05-24
One easy way to add interest to a ‘standard’ shot is to use a slow shutter speed to render movement as a blur. It’s a simple, but effective technique While it’s important to pursue pin-sharp shots, intentionally blurring parts of a scene, or the whol
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Best shutter speeds for every situation other | 2013-03-17
Do you struggle with finding the best shutter speeds when shooting unfamiliar subject matter? It can be difficult to know how to set up your camera to freeze movement, capture motion blur and other popular digital camera effects. In the latest of our
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Get to know your camera other | 2012-12-01
This guide is written for anyone who wants to get more from their camera, be it an SLR, compact system camera or bridge camera. It works as a complete beginners’ guide, but is also a handy refresher course for people who’ve had their camera for a whi
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What is shutter speed: everything you need to know other | 2012-09-10
What is shutter speed? Rest assured, it’s a lot simpler to get your head round than aperture! Yesterday we posted our tips on aperture, as well as our guide to what your digital camera’s manual doesn’t teach you. To continue with this theme of gettin
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Camera shutter cheat sheet: a jargon-free guide to understanding how it all works other | 2012-09-02
The shutter speed is one of two fundamental controls for regulating the brightness of your pictures. Your camera’s shutter speed setting works in tandem with the aperture to ensure that you can get a perfect exposure in a huge variety of lighting con
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How to shoot fast-moving objects: free photography cheat sheet other | 2012-07-22
It’s not just the speed of your subject that counts, it’s where you stand and the angle you shoot from. Discover how to shoot fast-moving objects like a pro with our new photography cheat sheet! Are you paying enough attention to your camera’s shutte
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6 camera settings beginners find confusing (and we can see why) other | 2012-06-21
Digital photography isn’t short of camera jargon and technical concepts – the sort of stuff that can leave beginner photographers scratching their heads. To be fair, camera manufacturers do their best to help newcomers get to grips with the basics, w
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Using shutter speed: take control of your shutter for cool, creative effects other | 2012-06-15
In our latest photography cheat sheet we look at some of the different ways of using shutter speed to produce different digital camera effects. With all the focus (no pun intended) these days on creative controls like aperture and depth of field, it
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