Sometimes people forget or do not consider what effects exposure can have on the final result of their shot. Exposure has three major components, ISO, aperture and shutter speed. All three of these exposure components have an effect on the final sharpness of your image.

In our previous article we talked about the importance and use of aperture being one of the core settings of photography, today we address the second core setting shutter speed.

Similar to how I prefer to use the term depth of focus rather than depth of field, as it is more intuitive when talking aperture, shutter speed also is slightly misleading. It is not how fast the shutter opens or closes but the length of time it stays open for.