PetaPixel Why the Shutter Button Matters So Much to Photographers


A person holds a camera up to their face, focusing and preparing to take a photo of light pink flowers on a leafy green plant outdoors.

How what famous photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson called the "decisive moment" plays out has changed with the advent of smartphones. What was once always a physical action to control the camera's shutter can now be achieved by tapping a digital screen or even using voice. A new research paper investigates how the humble shutter button shapes, and is shaped by, photography.

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