How to Hold a Camera

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I am Chris Conklin on behalf of expertvillage.com. You hold the camera and grip it. Most of the newer cameras have a grip function that fits comfortably on the pole of your hand. Your left hand will sit underneath the lens as such. Now if it is a longer lens you could have it a little bit more forward. Your arms typically are going to be against your body - that provides stability for the camera and it is not going to move. You can hold it up to your eye function like that and you look at your particular subject and you snap your picture. Now, another good thing to know before you snap your picture is if you have got your hands against your body alright and you are breathing, notice that the camera will automatically move. So, just as you are getting ready to take that shot, take a breath, snap the shot and then let the breath out. So, what you are doing is you are holding the breath or taking very slow shallow breaths while you are taking the shot or shots as you go along depending upon the movement and it will come out a little bit cleaner and crisper and you will help to avoid more blur or strobing in that aspect. Zooming especially on a digital camera can cause a lot of problems and it can be very good. If you have a long extended zoom like a 200 mm or 300 mm that you are shooting outdoors either wildlife, sporting events, any particular outdoor setting or you want to zoom in and get a nice clean picture. It is very important that the more you zoom in the less that you move the camera because you are going to get a lot of shake in a high zoomed in function. So, it is best when you use, if you have the ability… is move closer to the subject rather than zoom in to the subject and that will help you keep the widest range opening on the camera as well as give you more control and less function. Now, some of the newer lenses out in the market, they have an IS function on them or an equivalent, which is an image stabilizer that helps significantly reduce the movement and the blurry faction when zoomed in completely.

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