Tip Jar 27: Stability

This one really should have been covered earlier, but it’s not like people have signed up for a course or anything, nor did earlier posts rely on it. So let’s look at stability, or steadiness, or bracing, or reducing camera shake.


From working in a photo lab (you know, back in those film days, before cellphones even,) I can tell you the number one cause of poor photos read more

Our current Estate Find…

… will be late, slightly on purpose. I mean, I was going to feature it in a post anyway, and this way I’m saved from having to try and find something else for the weekly feature while the weather’s getting colder again. I have a few pics I’ll throw up in the meantime, unworthy of EF status and the exacting criteria that I have for that…

And yes, the past couple of days read more

Outer limits

I often have to explain to students that camera and lens manufacturers tend to exaggerate abilities, and the students should automatically drop off, for instance, the upper two ‘factors’ of any claim that is made about their equipment. For instance, while the ISO setting in a new camera body can go all the way up to 12800 or whatever, you will typically find that useful results read more