Have you ever wondered why still photography is thriving even though it’s so easy to capture video with our smartphones. I’d say it’s because there’s something endearing in the knowledge that a photo ...

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 ...

Compared to ISO and aperture, shutter speed is a relatively straightforward concept to understand. It's the period of time that a camera's sensor (or film) is exposed to light after you hit the ...

The subject for the latest Readers Photo Challenge will really get you on the move. It’s motion. Anything or anyone that’s moving is fair game. There are three paths you can take to capture action in ...

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 ...

With everything seemingly slowed down or completely stopped for the last two months or so, I think a lot of us have had our minds on the passage of time. I promise not to wax philosophically on the ...

Motion blur is a tricky thing. On one hand, we spend a great deal of time and effort trying to combat it. We stick image stablization into lenses, opt for fast shutter speeds, and push our flashes to ...

One of the new features introduced with the Google Pixel 8 Pro is a manual camera mode that lets you control (almost) all aspects of your photos. Pixel phones are usually foolproof cameras so there’s ...