July 14, 2010 at 00:42How to reduce camera shake - 6 techniques
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In this post, photographer Natalie will reveal to you 6 ways to hold the lens in such a way as to avoid blurring caused by the use of small apertures and slow shutter speeds.
I am by nature a person who is mobile, which has an effect when I photograph. I spin, spin, climb, jump, and to top it all off, I have NOT hard hands that can die if necessary.
I try to choose lenses with VR (vibration reduction) or IS (image stabilization) features as often as possible. And you have to pay for it. In my case, such additional costs are justified. But what if there is no such money, or you use very long exposures, and you do not have a tripod? Neither VR nor IS will help in such a situation ... no matter how magical they are, believe me.
6 technician
Here are 6 options to avoid camera shake and get a clear, amazing picture, regardless of lens length and shutter speed used.
Shooting with a wide aperture? No problem! I'll cover you! Enjoy it!
1. Reduce your elbows
As often as possible, press your elbows against your body and exhale completely before pressing the shutter button. When you use slow shutter speeds and / or wide apertures, even breathing causes camera shake. If you press your elbows to the body, this will significantly increase the hardness of the hands. I firmly press my elbows in my chest to achieve even greater stability.
2. Lift your left shoulder ...
I am definitely a right-eyed photographer, but this advice, which I learned from Joe McNally's The Moment It Clicks, requires a change of eye to the left. I raise my left shoulder and strengthen my left shoulder near the ribs (arrows, alas, no). To achieve even greater stability, you can press your right elbow to your chest. And, as usual, exhale to avoid shaking.
3. Make a tripod using the knee
You can simulate a tripod by putting your elbow on your knee while in a sitting position. Again, press on another elbow for more stability
4. Lie down!
These two pictures illustrate probably the most obvious way to avoid trembling without a tripod. Lie down on the ground and lay the lens on the ground as well. The problem is that most likely the lens will bend to the ground, and unless you photograph the sidewalk, you are unlikely to be happy with the picture. In the left picture you will see that I put my palm between the cement and the end of the lens to give the latter a little height. On the other, I already used a fist to add heights.
(inscriptions: on the left - "just ignore", on the right - "... and again")
5. As if holding a machine gun
This technique reminds some of the stand with a machine gun in his hands. I rarely use it, because it is uncomfortable for me and I can not stay in it for more than two seconds. Just because it’s inconvenient for me doesn’t mean that you will be uncomfortable either. So try it!
6. Fasten!
The photo below illustrates how I made a kind of lens mount between my shoulder and wrist. I also add stability by putting my elbow on my knee.
Here it is! So I avoid “Shivering" (I call her that because she is like an evil monster who comes and destroys my magnificent shots).
I am by nature a person who is mobile, which has an effect when I photograph. I spin, spin, climb, jump, and to top it all off, I have NOT hard hands that can die if necessary.
I try to choose lenses with VR (vibration reduction) or IS (image stabilization) features as often as possible. And you have to pay for it. In my case, such additional costs are justified. But what if there is no such money, or you use very long exposures, and you do not have a tripod? Neither VR nor IS will help in such a situation ... no matter how magical they are, believe me.
6 technician
Here are 6 options to avoid camera shake and get a clear, amazing picture, regardless of lens length and shutter speed used.
Shooting with a wide aperture? No problem! I'll cover you! Enjoy it!
1. Reduce your elbows
As often as possible, press your elbows against your body and exhale completely before pressing the shutter button. When you use slow shutter speeds and / or wide apertures, even breathing causes camera shake. If you press your elbows to the body, this will significantly increase the hardness of the hands. I firmly press my elbows in my chest to achieve even greater stability.
2. Lift your left shoulder ...
I am definitely a right-eyed photographer, but this advice, which I learned from Joe McNally's The Moment It Clicks, requires a change of eye to the left. I raise my left shoulder and strengthen my left shoulder near the ribs (arrows, alas, no). To achieve even greater stability, you can press your right elbow to your chest. And, as usual, exhale to avoid shaking.
3. Make a tripod using the knee
You can simulate a tripod by putting your elbow on your knee while in a sitting position. Again, press on another elbow for more stability
4. Lie down!
These two pictures illustrate probably the most obvious way to avoid trembling without a tripod. Lie down on the ground and lay the lens on the ground as well. The problem is that most likely the lens will bend to the ground, and unless you photograph the sidewalk, you are unlikely to be happy with the picture. In the left picture you will see that I put my palm between the cement and the end of the lens to give the latter a little height. On the other, I already used a fist to add heights.
(inscriptions: on the left - "just ignore", on the right - "... and again")
5. As if holding a machine gun
This technique reminds some of the stand with a machine gun in his hands. I rarely use it, because it is uncomfortable for me and I can not stay in it for more than two seconds. Just because it’s inconvenient for me doesn’t mean that you will be uncomfortable either. So try it!
6. Fasten!
The photo below illustrates how I made a kind of lens mount between my shoulder and wrist. I also add stability by putting my elbow on my knee.
Here it is! So I avoid “Shivering" (I call her that because she is like an evil monster who comes and destroys my magnificent shots).