Jo Plumridge is a British writer and photographer who specializes in design, travel and comedy pieces. As a photographer, she focuses on portraiture. This post was originally published on the ...

Changing the shutter speed can help you blur backgrounds. An exposure is the time from when a camera starts taking a picture to when it stops and this length of time is variable and determined by ...

Shutter speed makes or breaks a photo. It's the secret behind crisp, sharp images – and the magic of dreamy motion blur. But there are some myths about shutter speeds that you might have heard before, ...

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 ...

So often people worry about wind movement of trees and grasses spoiling their photographs, but why not emphasise it instead of stopping it – that way you can convey to the viewer the conditions on the ...

Using a digital SLR, like the Canon EOS 100D, offers a lot of creativity when it comes to low-light and night-time shooting. However it's the area in which most people seem to come unstuck. There are ...

Last week I covered the three things you should do if you buy a DSLR or mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. Second and arguably most important on that list was mastering your camera's "Manual" ...

New photographers don’t have to go straight from auto to full manual mode without training wheels. Shutter priority mode is one of three semi-auto mode that mixes the best of auto and manual together.