We all know that blurry photos are culprit to successful photography. But what can cause this? Okay, before we jump right to conclusion, let’s define it.

Photos are blurry when:

1. The subject is blur, while the background is not.
2. The whole picture is blur. (duh..! )

For definition number 1, it happens when you are trying to take a picture of a fast moving thing. In this case, subject moved.

For definition number 2, it happens when you yourself are moving when you take the picture. In this case, the camera moved.

Solutions? Simple, really.

Don’t move. Or tell him don’t move.

Okay, if it is that simple, people won’t have to bear with this problem.

For solution number 1, you can increase your shutter speed, so your shutter will open and close fast enough before the subject starts to move.

You can also use a tripod. But the thing is, people like Uncle Joe probably don’t even know what the heck is tripod. A good alternative to tripod is beanbag. It’s pretty self-explanatory, a bag filled with bean. Put your camera on top of it.

Or if you don’t like beans, sands or Jell-O will do. Put your camera on timer mode, rest and aim your camera on the bag, and pose in front it. Presto, no blurry pictures!

You can also try this new thing called ’stringpod’. Basically, it is a long string that is attached to your camera, and have the other end in a looped condition to put your feet in. You step in the loop, and pull the camera upwards until the string is tight. Then you can take pictures, without worrying about blurry results. I haven’t try this one though, but it looks interesting, and possibly working, in an engineering point of view at least (talk about static stability here).

More to come!