Camera Stabilization in Any Situation

Pho­tog­ra­phy is so much fun, and today’s dig­i­tal cam­eras are explod­ing with tech­ni­cal and cre­ative options. I remem­ber shoot­ing with film cam­eras and hav­ing no idea how my images were going to come out until I got them devel­oped, par­tic­u­larly if I took a cre­ative risk with my set­tings. Now you can see the photo right after you take it, and make adjust­ments right then and there.

With that oppor­tu­nity, though, comes a steeper learn­ing curve: Sure it’s great to have all those bells and whis­tles on your dig­i­tal cam­era, but will they do you any good if you don’t know how to use them? Or if you don’t have a strong foun­da­tion in the fun­da­men­tals of pho­tog­ra­phy in the first place? In Joseph Linaschke’s soon-​​to-​​be-​​released work­shop Pho­tog­ra­phy 101, you can learn the skills you need to take amaz­ing pho­tographs — not just the basics like what an aper­ture is and how shut­ter speed works, but also how to add inter­est to your images by chang­ing up your per­spec­tive, how to get the sharpest image pos­si­ble by avoid­ing cam­era shake, and lots of other great stuff for the aspir­ing dig­i­tal photographer.

I really like how con­ver­sa­tional Joseph is in this course; you feel like you are right there talk­ing to him. In this free sneak peek les­son he imparts some incred­i­bly use­ful (and hard-​​earned!) tips on how to sta­bi­lize your cam­era. You’ll see how to use com­mon objects to sup­port your cam­era and learn about some pit­falls to watch out for. You’ll also be intro­duced to tripods and clamps that will make your life as a pho­tog­ra­pher so much eas­ier. Oh, and you won’t want to miss the super-​​cool, bendy Goril­la­pod, trust me!

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