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2012   Diagnosing blur is the first step to fixing it  This
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Blur My wife just said to me, "A lot of pictures from my new
camera look blurry." And I responded, "What sort of blurry?" And
that's when I realized: blurry is blurry to a whole lot of
folks, but photographers know there are a dozen different types
of blurry. So here's a rundown of the different types of blur
that can ruin your pictures, and what you can do to prevent
them.  1. Motion blur. A fast-moving subject travels quickly
across the camera sensor and that increases the odds of motion
blur. This is perhaps the most commonly used blur in
storytelling: because it occurs more with faster motion, it’s
used to denote motion as well. When used correctly, motion blur
becomes the photographer’s storytelling all