What are the advantages of photographing handheld?
Jun 30, 2019 18:41:07 #
Charles 46277 wrote:
Handheld is better when shooting out from a subway train (or any vehicle). Handheld is also better for photojournalism as war correspondent during battles. In both of these a tripod is a serious problem. If you are attacked by a dog and want pictures for the law suit, setting up a tripod is not recommended.
In the last case, the tripod can be used as a weapon!
Jun 30, 2019 19:01:41 #
[quote=via the lens]Running down a road in Costa Rica anticipating where the monkeys in the trees are heading to and shooting almost straight up.
Finding a moving moose and calf crossing a small pond and having to go through the brush to get a shot.
Photographing grizzly bears in a river at Katmai National Park in Alaska and wanting to be mobile in the water, full waders on, while taking photographs.
This one would qualify you for the "Suicide of the Month Club". Wading around in a river with bears!!!
Otherwise, tripod works great, even for most bird shots.[/quote
Finding a moving moose and calf crossing a small pond and having to go through the brush to get a shot.
Photographing grizzly bears in a river at Katmai National Park in Alaska and wanting to be mobile in the water, full waders on, while taking photographs.
This one would qualify you for the "Suicide of the Month Club". Wading around in a river with bears!!!
Otherwise, tripod works great, even for most bird shots.[/quote
Jun 30, 2019 23:04:55 #
[quote=Bill P]
How does a flash take away the need to use a tripod when focus stacking?
John Gerlach wrote:
It surprises that folks shoot macro handheld. I have shot at least 1/2 million close-ups shot and never shot one handheld."
Try it sometime, you might like it.
"Especially now that I stack so much, and use flash for various reasons, I don't see how I could work handheld into it".
For focus stacking a tripod might be required, but a flash generally takes away the need.
Try it sometime, you might like it.
"Especially now that I stack so much, and use flash for various reasons, I don't see how I could work handheld into it".
For focus stacking a tripod might be required, but a flash generally takes away the need.
How does a flash take away the need to use a tripod when focus stacking?
Jul 1, 2019 10:11:51 #
uhaas2009 wrote:
What lens did you shoot theses images?
landscape was Olympus 12-40 f2.8
Skimmers were Olympus 75-300
Jul 1, 2019 12:21:29 #
John Gerlach wrote:
How does a flash take away the need to use a tripod when focus stacking?
That's what I get for replying in a rush, A tripod is needed for focus stacking, but otherwise, a strobe will freeze action shooting handheld. Of course, like everything else, thee is no hard and fast rule, except a lens is necessary on the camera. What most of us think is that sometimes a tripod is absolutely necessary, and other times it is a hindrance. The point where one goes to another is linked with one's skills. A good example would be photojournalism, where one rarely sees a tripod in use.
Jul 1, 2019 17:00:56 #
Bill P wrote:
That's what I get for replying in a rush, A tripod... (show quote)
I would agree that I would not be using a tripod too much for street photos of people. Flash can freeze a close-up and you can get a sharp image handheld due to the short flash duration, assuming your settings largely eliminate natural light. But, I never do this as I find frontlight with a flash.......underwhelming. I much prefer to use flash as a sidelight or backlight for close-ups, mix the flash with ambient light, and now I need the tripod.
Jul 1, 2019 18:03:14 #
Best argument for handheld is that holding with your feet is just so awkward. 
Jul 1, 2019 19:27:53 #
But, I never do this as I find frontlight with a flash.......underwhelming.
Tell that to Weegee.
Tell that to Weegee.
Jul 12, 2019 14:13:07 #
John Gerlach wrote:
It surprises that folks shoot macro handheld. I have shot at least 1/2 million close-ups shot and never shot one handheld. Especially now that I stack so much, and use flash for various reasons, I don't see how I could work handheld into it. For some sports and street photography I totally get handheld though.
Lot of times its just not practical to get out the tripod and set it up, by then the critter most likely left. Here is an example, one morning on my way to the kitchen to get another cup of coffee, I noticed something crawling up the coffee machine, turned out to be a jumper. So I grabbed the opportunity by the neck and went for my camera in anticipation of getting an easy macro shot. There was simply no time for setting up a tripod (that thought actually never entered my mind, but I did grab a flash as well). So here I took the shot and used flash and I would have never gotten the shot if I had dedided to mount my camera on a tripod
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