ABSTRACT
Figure 12.1 Using a fast shutter speed can freeze the movement of subjects in your photographs.
priority’ (‘Tv’ or ‘S’), pick a fast shutter speed and the
camera will do the aperture setting for you. An auto-
only camera loaded with fast film will set its briefest
shutter speed, in strong light. In fact, shooting on film
of ISO 400 or 1000, or equivalent setting for digital
cameras, is advisable with all cameras using briefest
shutter settings, to avoid underexposing. If you have
a simple, one-fixed-shutter-speed camera, try instead
to swing (‘pan’) the camera in the same direction as
the moving subject (see page 236). This can give you
a reasonably sharp picture of your subject against a
blurred background. Another alternative is to freeze
the motion using a short burst of light, such as a flash
(see page 155).
