How to Properly Hold a Camera

4) Image Stabilization Considerations


Keep in mind that when shooting with cameras and lenses that have built-in image stabilization, the reciprocal rule and the techniques discussed above might apply slightly differently. First of all, image stabilization can do a tremendous job in reducing camera shake by compensating for different unwanted movements and motions, sometimes by up to 3-4 stops, which is a lot! So if you find yourself struggling to take sharp images at low shutter speeds and you have an image stabilization feature, make sure to turn it on. By default, you should always have image stabilization turned on when shooting hand-held, unless your shutter speeds are so fast that you don’t need it (in some cases when using shutter speeds faster than the focal length of the lens, image stabilization might actually work against you). Also, when shooting hand-held with telephoto lenses that have image stabilization, you should make sure to stabilize the setup first by half-pressing the shutter and letting image stabilization kick in for a second or two before taking a picture, as described in this article

5) Dealing with Camera Shake on a Tripod


Although camera shake is commonly experienced when shooting hand-held, it can also happen when shooting from a tripod, where such factors as wind, tripod stability and shutter release by hand can cause unwanted movements. We have already written a detailed guide on how to reduce camera shake on a tripod, so please give that article a read – there is plenty of information there!

Since we as photographers always strive to capture sharp photographs with plenty of detail, camera shake can be very frustrating to deal with, so I hope you found the above article useful