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What Shutter Speed Is Best for Portraits?
Photodoto TipsWhen you first learn about portrait photography, shutter speed may be the last thing on your mind since it does not seem as important as in something like action or night photography.
In this article I will explain why shutter speed is important in portrait photography and what the correct shutter speed should be.
If you are handholding the camera, the shutter speed for the best portraits should be at least 1/200th of a second or 1/15th of a second on a tripod, with the 1/200th of a second being a commonly used due to the synch speed of most flash units.
But in some cases, especially where the subject can be completely stationary (not a portrait of kids), the shutter speed may not be as important. Read on to discover which shutter speed is the best for your type of portraits.
Factors Portrait Shutter Speed Depends On
Portrait shutter speed depends on several factors such as the image sensor, the length of time you expose the film to light and the object you are capturing.
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