27. FREEZING MOTION WITH ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY
TO STOP THE motion of a moving subject you will need a fast shutter speed. How fast a shutter speed you will need depends on several variables. You’ll recall that in general, the faster the action, the faster the shutter speed necessary to freeze it. And it’s not just the speed of the action, but also the appearance of action from the camera’s point of view.
The best fast shutter speed is the slowest one that stops the action. What this means is that you shouldn’t set overly fast shutter speeds if they’re not necessary. For example, let’s say you’ve found that 1/500s thoroughly stops the motion of a ...
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