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Common shutter speed mistakes
How to Avoid Them
Depending on what it is you’re trying to capture, shutter speed can be a tricky thing. Sometimes you’ll get blurred images when you didn’t want to and other times you’ll want to show movement and end up with a sharp image.
Why? Well, learning how shutter speed works will help you understand and control the outcome of your photos.
Here are a few of the common mistakes we make when choosing shutter speeds.
Too blurry? How shutter speed affects motion
Likely our images are too blurry due to our choice of shutter speed. Intentional camera movement is great, except when you didn’t mean for that to be how your image turned out. It’s a fine line between showing motion and images that are too blurry.
When showing motion or movement be sure to focus on your subject first. Or, focus on the general area that your subject will be going through.
For example, if you are photographing a bike race and know the racers will be coming around a certain corner, set your focus for that corner area so you’re ready for the rider when they…
