Susan Brannon
1 August 2011
Avoiding Camera Shake
Why do my images turn out blurry? It is called camera shake, we all have shaky hands. To get a good sharp image:
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| For this image, I had to have my aperture wide open because of the night shot. I did not have a tripod to stop the camera shake. |
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| Although I did not have a tripod and my aperture was wide open, I used what I could to try to eliminate the blur. I held my breath. However, this image is not as sharp as it could be if I had a tripod. |
hold the camera very steady
use a tripod
gently press the shutter button
hold your breath while snapping the shot
lean against a nearby wall
Camera shake increases as the telephoto zoom setting increased because the leans automatically magnify the vibrations. A long telephoto and zoom lens are simply larger and longer making it more difficult to hold steady.
The normal limit of your shutter speed to reduce the "shake" is 1/60th/second or longer.
Breathe, stay calm, breath before you take your shot!
Related lessons:
Shutter Speed Basics
Bracketing
Depth of Field
Focused Bracketing or Photo Stacking
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