Why Your Shutter Speed Is Important
As I mentioned earlier, I don’t set my shutter speed—the camera does it for me, once I choose my f-stop—but I do keep an eye on the shutter speed for one simple reason: if my shutter speed gets too low, I’m going to wind up with some out-of-focus photos. Okay, so how low is “too low?” I can usually hand-hold my camera pretty steady as long as my shutter speed is 1/60 of a second or faster. To be quite honest, I’d prefer 1/125 of a second or faster. At that speed, I can pretty much be sure my shot will be sharp and in focus, and if I’m shooting in bright light, or in the middle of the day, my shutter speed usually ...
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