Shutter Speed;

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Shutter speed is the length of time a camera shutter is exposed to light. If the shutter speed is fast, it can help to freeze the subject completely, as seen in the clear photos to the right. If the shutter speed is slow, it can create an effect called “motion blur”, where moving objects are blurred along the direction of the motion.  As the pictures get blurrier, the subject is not moving faster but the shutter speed is getting higher. The camera is set on AV Mode so the shutter speed is higher or lower. The lowest shutter speed I used was 1/15, making the subject blurry. The highest shutter speed I used was 1/500, meaning it made the subject look as if they weren't even moving. Shutter speeds are measured in fractions of a second, when they are under a second. 1/15 is the slowest of the speeds I used, and 1/500 is the fastest.