Mark W. Decker enjoys capturing moments with his DSLR camera and has skills in manipulating shutter speed and aperture to achieve sharp photos. The document recommends using the fastest shutter speed possible to freeze motion, such as 1/500 or higher like 1/1000 for birds in flight. It also advises that aperture controls depth of field, with smaller f-numbers producing a larger depth of field and a blurred background to keep foreground subjects in focus.

1. MANIPULATING SHUTTER
SPEED AND APERTURE TO
ACHIEVE A SHARP PHOTO
Mark W. Decker

2. MANIPULATING SHUTTER SPEED AND
APERTURE TO ACHIEVE A SHARP PHOTO
 A longtime photography, Mark W. Decker enjoys capturing
moments and images with a digital single lens reflex (DSLR). Mark
W. Decker is skilled at manipulating shutter speed and aperture
to achieve a well-lit and focused photo .

3. MANIPULATING SHUTTER SPEED AND
APERTURE TO ACHIEVE A SHARP PHOTO
 For a sharp photo, a photographer should place his or her
camera shutter speed to the fastest setting possible. Faster
speeds, such as 1/500, have the ability to freeze motion
completely. For example, setting shutter speed as high or in
excess of 1/1000 is necessary to snap a crisp photo of a bird in
flight .A slower speed would result in an out-of-focus and blurred
bird. For general photography, a setting of 1/500 is suggested.

4. MANIPULATING SHUTTER SPEED AND
APERTURE TO ACHIEVE A SHARP PHOTO
 Likewise, aperture controls light and depth of field. Expressed in
focal ratios, also known as ‘f’ numbers, aperture manipulates the
amount of light entering a camera lens. A small aperture setting
produces a large depth of field, and vice versa. Settings such as
f/1.4 create a blurred background, while keeping the subjects in
the forefront crisp and in focus.