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Exploring Exposure - Shutter Speed

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Exploring Exposure - Shutter Speed

There are three main elements that come into consideration when I decide on what exposure to use for an image, the shutter speed, the aperture, and the ISO. In this article I'll move away from physical equipment, and discuss exposure, and the elements that make up how I decide what to use in any situation. I'll focus on the shutter for now, as the full exposure subject is so vast, it needs to be broken down into the various components. So what is a shutter, and how do shutter speeds influence how an image is taken? Much as I'd like to...

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