DIY Pocket-Sized Camera Stabilizer Takes Blur-Free Photographs
Mihir Patkar
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The cheap string tripod is a great trick when you need steady shots without proper equipment. Instructables user inspiredwood took it to the next level with a DIY contraption that makes it a much more pocketable solution.
The hack requires plywood, string, rubber band, bolt, and some of the usual hardware tools needed for a wooden project.
As the photo above shows, he cut out a shape in 9mm plywood and put the screw through its centre. The nylon string is already attached to the bolt in the setup, and then wound around the wood so it stays in place without causing a tangled mess. So it's only a matter of unwinding the string and screwing this wooden block to your camera when you need the to take a photograph.
And that's your DIY pocket-sized tripod! This description makes it sound less complex than it is, but the step-by-step instructions at the link below should see you through the job.
Cheap Simple Tripod For Your Pocket | Instructables
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If the dude in that photo knew how to hold his camera correctly he probably wouldn't need this.
Because there is clearly only one way to hold a camera, and any other way is wrong... Preference, personal comfort, and/or trial and error on technique is clearly to be looked down upon.
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So, can you give us a pointer to the "correct" way that would work without any tripod?
yeah actually there is one way to correctly hold a camera. Personal comfort's got nothing to do with it. Goddamn amateur.
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Just to clarify, I'm asking seriously. No snark. Thanks
back in the day this would be the first thing taught on a photography course -they even included it in camera manuals. Your elbows should be braced against your body, as much as this may feel unnatural at first. Your left hand should be supporting the camera/lens from underneath. The idea is to minimize movement when you press that shutter. You should treat it like holding a firearm... Seriously. Every tool has a correct way to hold it.
Better solution: brace your elbows against your torso (elbows drawn in and in contact with the bottom of your ribcage) instead of holding them out like wings. You'll get all the stability (better, actually) and no need for extra equipment or the time to set it up or put it away.
Exactly!
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