| No matter how big pixels your camera has, it is | | | | Bring, bring and bring your tripod especially if you |
| worthless if your picture is not sharp enough. | | | | know you are going to shoot landscape or any |
| Sharp picture is essential in order to get your | | | | scenery at low light. It is worth your energy when |
| pictures categorized under great pictures. So how | | | | you get the best shot but it is worthless going if |
| to get sharper shots? | | | | your shots are blurry. |
| 1. Shutter speed | | | | 6. Hight Quality lens |
| Use high shutter speed to get sharper shots. Slow | | | | Buy the highest quality lens your budget allow you. |
| shutter will make shots blurred. First rule of thumb | | | | Lens play an important role in getting sharper |
| is, you should set your shutter to 1/60 and above | | | | shots especially for telephoto lens. And lens with |
| (if lens is focused at 50mm and below) as this will | | | | Vibration Reduction (VR, for Nikon lens), Image |
| get you sharper shots. Secondly you should set | | | | Stabilizer (IS, for Canon lens) is worth your |
| you shutter value above the lens focusing length | | | | money. It allows you to shoot 2 stop lower for |
| value. For example if you are shooting at 200mm, | | | | you exposure value. Remember the appropriate |
| you shutter speed should be set at 1/250 and | | | | shutter speed and aperture setting I mentioned |
| above (based on 1 stop exposure value) and if | | | | above? So if you are using this kind of lens, you |
| you are shooting at 50mm, then your shutter | | | | are allowed to shoot at slower shutter speed. For |
| speed should be......? yes, 1/60 and above. | | | | example if you are shooting at 200mm, your |
| 2. Aperture | | | | shutter speed can be set at 1/60. Quite cool uh? |
| Depending on what your subject are, aperture is | | | | 7. How about compact camera? |
| an important element to get sharper image. If | | | | If you are using compact camera, I suggest the |
| you are shooting landscape or cityscape or any | | | | best mode to use is Auto mode. Avoid use night |
| scenery, then you should have your aperture set | | | | mode as it uses slower shutter speed and makes |
| at small aperture (big number (f stop), f11 and | | | | your shots blur. I am not sure what the night |
| above). but if you are shooting portrait, sports | | | | mode is for when you only get blurry shots. But if |
| and any other subjects, normally you will use wide | | | | your compact perform the job well under the |
| aperture (small f stop). So make sure you use | | | | night mode, then use it. But if it doesn't, use Auto. |
| correct aperture for your subject. | | | | Use tripod where ever you think necessary and |
| 3. Holding Technique | | | | there is one mistake that most of the compact |
| You should hold your camera correctly. Correct | | | | user tend to do. Don't move your camera until it |
| camera holding technique will not only get you | | | | finishes its job!!! For best results, wait until the |
| sharper shots, but also makes you less tired. | | | | image you shoot appear at the screen. |
| 4.Bracing Technique | | | | There are many ways to get sharper shots. You |
| Carrying a tripod might be a burden most of the | | | | might not have the money to buy good lenses |
| time and you may don't want to bring a tripod at | | | | but still you can use other techniques mentioned |
| the middle of the city all day long or you may | | | | above and you can invent your own technique to |
| forget to bring you tripod (like I always do ). So | | | | get sharper shots. If you have your own way o |
| brace your self against trees, wall or if possible, | | | | get shaper shots please feel free to give a |
| put your camera on something. | | | | comment. |
| 5. Tripod | | | | |