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Shutter Speed


Shutter Speed, measured in seconds, refers to the length of time that the camera’s shutter remains open to let light in through the lens to record a given image onto the film. The standard shutter speed that a photographer generally uses on a sunny day is 1/125th of a second. A photographer will adjust the shutter speed according to a few of the following factors: aperture opening available light in the scene desired effect film speed. The [...]

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