gary
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ok i put this here because it seemed the best fit, tim feel free to move it you feel there's a more appropriate forum
craig was talking about how he gets such good handheld night shots and i thought i'd try to help out the newbies to that with what i feel are some good learning tools
how to develop and use a better body stance for longer hand held exposures
1. get any recent book on handgun shooting from a library, it must have a section on the 3 point combat stance
2. copy the pages and keep for yourself, unless you are developing an interest in competitive shooting you only need the pages about the combat stance and follow through
3, start practicing in the back yard, anywhere, the subjects, exposure all mean diddly squat, shoot at anything, how it looks isn't important, what is is developing good positioning, you are only looking for an improvement in sharpness, use manual to slowly, increase the length of exposure
4. the section on body position and foot placement is the key to it all, remember the strongest configuration in nature is the triangle, you are looking for that slightly bent natural triangle between the camera and it's relation to your feet, they should be about or slightly more than shoulder width. for those on the forum into either competitive shooting, trained po-leece, or martial artists will instinctively grasp what i'm trying to convey, this is where a good set of diagrams from the book will help
as a retired po-leeces, and a competitive handgunner i found it a natural transition into a better photo stance,
keep those elbows off the ribs, you don't want your breathing twitches affecting movement, i know it seems more natural to lock in tight, but you are better off learning some good breath control and squeezing the shutter release, on the exhale, and learn to caress that button, you are making love to the camera, not hurting it
tim, it's been a long time since i was on the range instructing so if i've missed anything or have the technique scrambled feel free to correct
craig was talking about how he gets such good handheld night shots and i thought i'd try to help out the newbies to that with what i feel are some good learning tools
how to develop and use a better body stance for longer hand held exposures
1. get any recent book on handgun shooting from a library, it must have a section on the 3 point combat stance
2. copy the pages and keep for yourself, unless you are developing an interest in competitive shooting you only need the pages about the combat stance and follow through
3, start practicing in the back yard, anywhere, the subjects, exposure all mean diddly squat, shoot at anything, how it looks isn't important, what is is developing good positioning, you are only looking for an improvement in sharpness, use manual to slowly, increase the length of exposure
4. the section on body position and foot placement is the key to it all, remember the strongest configuration in nature is the triangle, you are looking for that slightly bent natural triangle between the camera and it's relation to your feet, they should be about or slightly more than shoulder width. for those on the forum into either competitive shooting, trained po-leece, or martial artists will instinctively grasp what i'm trying to convey, this is where a good set of diagrams from the book will help
as a retired po-leeces, and a competitive handgunner i found it a natural transition into a better photo stance,
keep those elbows off the ribs, you don't want your breathing twitches affecting movement, i know it seems more natural to lock in tight, but you are better off learning some good breath control and squeezing the shutter release, on the exhale, and learn to caress that button, you are making love to the camera, not hurting it
tim, it's been a long time since i was on the range instructing so if i've missed anything or have the technique scrambled feel free to correct