Shutter speed controls how long the camera's shutter stays open, affecting motion blur. A faster shutter speed freezes action, while a slower one captures movement. Common settings like 1/60, 1/125, and 1/500 are measured in fractions of a second.
How do you freeze motion when you're taking a still photo? Well, there's one setting that you need to understand that controls that. That setting is called shutter speed. Shutter speed controls the amount of time that our shutter is open. While that shutter is open, if something is moving, that movement's going to show up. So the less amount of time we have where our shutter is open, the less that movement is going to show. If we use a long period of time, so our shutter speed is very long, Then we'll see all of that motion happen. If we use a fast enough shutter speed, that is a tiny bit of time, we may be able to make it look like that motion isn't even happening. We measure shutter speed in seconds or fractions of a second. Most of the time you're going to be taking pictures at fractions of a second, at a 60th of a second, a 125th of a second, a 500th of a second, and so on. So if you're taking pictures and you're seeing a lot of motion, try using a faster shutter speed. That is less time, which will be a larger number. The reason for that is, like aperture, which I explained in my last short video, shutter speed is measured in fractions. Remember, it's fractions of a second. A 500th of a second is much less time than a 10th of a second. Learn to master that setting and you'll be well on your way to becoming a much better photographer.
