What is shutter speed?
The shutter speed refers to the length of time the opening in the lens remains open to let light into the camera and onto the sensor. The shutter speed can be as fast as 1/10,000 of a second or as slow as several minutes.
How does your choice of shutter speed affect the photograph?
Fast shutter speeds have the effect of freezing motion in the scene you are photographing. Conversely, slow shutter speeds will blur motion in a scene. Both of these can be used to great creative effect.
It is the amount of time the film or digital sensor is exposed to the light. It can be a lot of light or a little and this depend on whether its a high or low shutter speed.
High Speeds - they create photos that almost look frozen in time, every single detail captured.
