Using a tripod

Many photographic situations requiring long exposure times or the need for a stabilizing influence. That is why a tripod is a useful tool for photographers. However, this is not just a matter of knowing when to use a tripod. You should know how to properly use one to ensure that there is enough support for your DSLR.

Using a tripod

• First, make sure your tripod adequately support the weight of your digital SLR camera. It is not good to buy a cheap flimsy tripod for $ 5, then expect a DSLR with attached lens support! Investments in more robust and with a tripod you can afford.
• Try you make, level ground walking on itself, so that it does not swing back and forth, putting them in danger.
• Expand the three legs across its width, to ensure the level of support.
• If you need to expand your tripod, start at the top with wider legs extensions. Place the legs in place to extend it again.
• If you upgraded your tripod at the peak and you still need to grow, you can increase the center column. However, you should bear in mind that a larger center column not as stable as the legs and could lead to problems, to falter.
• If your tripod comes with a closed water balance, use it to make sure your tripod level.
• Mount the camera on the tripod head with quick release screws on the tripod. Screws on the tripod camera (on the bottom of the camera), and click the tripod head in position. Do not forget to lock it!
• Ask tighten your tripod head and all the screws, so that the unit will not slip or move while shooting.
• If it's a particularly windy day, you can attach a heavy bag in the bottom of the center column of the tripod to help steady.

When using a tripod

• The most obvious use of a tripod is when you want to shoot long exposures without camera shake. For longer shutter speed 1/60, you will need a tripod to get sharp images.
• If you want to create an ethereal misty eyes with running water, a tripod and a long exposure to use.
• A simple way to ensure that your landscape has a level horizon line is to use a tripod. Once you have leveled the tripod and set it right, you will not have to worry about your camera angle to compose an image.
• If you still shoot life, a tripod, it is easier to keep all the different objects in the same place in the frame, and contributes to stability in focusing on small objects.
• Tripods are for shooting a series of portraits of identical, so that the photographer has just different people in the same brand and reduce the time to compose each shot. This can be especially important in rapidly changing corporate photography.
• Tripods can help back injuries! If your camera is difficult, and if you constantly use around your neck while shooting, back hurt. Turn the camera on a tripod to avoid this problem.

A word about Monopods

A monopod is a single column with a tripod screw at the top. A highlight in the bottom of the hole in the ground monopod.

Are often used in combination with a tripod to support heavy lenses. A fixed 400 mm, for example, is a struggle for a photographer to support a hand. These glasses are supplied with more tripod ring that fits around the lens in general. These have a tripod screw therein, which can be fastened to a foot.

A monopod is an extremely useful tool if you have a large, heavy lens.