tripod Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens Photo Tips and Travel Guides for Photographers - Photography Locations + Photogenic Experiences Mon, 01 Jun 2020 04:15:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-olympus-housing-32x32.jpg tripod Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens 32 32 Gear Talk: The Freedom of Photographing Tripod Free https://www.thewanderinglens.com/gear-talk-the-freedom-of-photographing-tripod-free/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/gear-talk-the-freedom-of-photographing-tripod-free/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2018 23:00:24 +0000 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=10034 It’s a question most photographers ask themselves while packing for a photo trip; will I need my tripod? Personally, to be totally honest, about 95% of the time my answer will be no. The reason behind why or why not will differ between photographers. Those who focus on astrophotography, use filters and photograph long exposures will of course be inclined to take theirs everywhere, others though, prefer to ditch it and shoot with a little more freedom. I’m very much in the second camp, opting to leave my tripod behind unless it’s absolutely certain I’ll be photographing either the night sky or exposures longer than 4 seconds. Sometimes I feel there’s a bit of a misconception that you need to carry a tripod around to ‘be a photographer’, or to capture the best images but when creativity is concerned, it’s definitely not the case. More often than not I find a tripod is really restrictive in terms of finding unique angles. Because your mind is focused on setting it up and keeping it stable, you’re missing the chance to put your camera in amongst the flowers, just above the water surface or take some quick shots in the moment. It...

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]]> https://www.thewanderinglens.com/gear-talk-the-freedom-of-photographing-tripod-free/feed/ 8 No tripod? No worries! The temporary tripod technique. https://www.thewanderinglens.com/no-tripod-no-worries-the-temporary-tripod-technique/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/no-tripod-no-worries-the-temporary-tripod-technique/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2014 06:59:36 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=1081 Photo Tips – Camera Stability without a Tripod A little flashback to my first attempt at long exposures in 2007 Camera equipment can be a pain to lug around on your travels and I to like pack nice and snug with only essential items to minimise weight and space. What’s the first item I ditch? My giant tripod. Especially now that I photograph with the lightweight Olympus system! Some of you might be gasping in shock, the thought of getting a steady shot without a tripod is a little hard to take, I get it, but to be straight up I very rarely use a tripod when travelling. Tripods are definitely a great tool for taking long exposures, photographing in low light and to use if you’re a little shaky but there are many ways to go about getting stability, some are staring you right in the face. One of the first shots I ever took with a long exposure was in Rome at the mighty Colosseum, way back in 2007. I spent the evening testing out how to set a long exposure (I prefer to learn with my camera) and then perfect the settings so I had the lights...

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