knowledge of Shutter speed is important

Knowledge of Shutter speed is important. It is the rate by which the shutter of the aperture closes.

Shutter speed controls how motion and movement show up in the final photo result.

To be more precise, a longer shutter speed will cause motion to show up as blurred portion of the photo. A fast shutter speed will enable sharper and more detailed moving elements to be captured on the resulting shot.

Blurred images from longer shutter speed is not always a bad thing. We can sometime use longer shutter speed to craft out surreal and ethereal special photo effects. For instance, long night exposure shot of moving vehicles can result in very interesting and stunning neon-light streaks. These streaks are resulted by the car lights' path being capture faithfully.

Conversely, very fast shutter speed can capture details not normally seen by the human eye. For instance, water splashing from water droplets can produce nice freeze shots.

It is always fun and worthwhile to try out different shutter speeds for creative photography. Try it and you may be surprised by the unexpected results that can be generated.