One of the major problems of a beginner photographer—apart from going through the challenge of changing lenses for the first time without breaking something—is that most of their photos turn out Blurry for no apparent reason.

After reading numerous how-tos and tutorials about this issue on the web, photographers will most probably become even more confused than before. This happens because all these guides mention only one reason for blurred photos, which is camera shake.

However, everything is not as easy as this and the problem is a lot deeper. This is why we think we should start with explaining what blur is and then talk about the most common reasons that cause it.

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