Holding your camera

I remember a couple of friends were shooting with their compact and DSLR cameras. Their pictures turn out a little fuzzier than I'd expect. Whether you are shooting with a compact camera or a bigger DSLR, there is a trick that can help stabilize your shots. Perhaps there is a better method but this is what I do when I point a camera at something and shoot without flash.

Here are the steps:

1. Raise your camera to your eye level to shoot with both hands.
2. Tuck your arms in your chest.
   
3. Look through the viewfinder (or look at LCD if it's a compact camera). Think and compose your picture.
4. Before pressing the shutter release button, take a deep breath.
5. Exhale slowly.
6. As you are about to finish exhaling, your body will feel calm.
7. As you are still exhaling the last bit of breath, keep your eyes on the subject and depress the shutter release button.
8. Hold your breath.
   
9. While the shutter opens, a DSLR will blank out. This is the hardest part of holding your camera still because you cannot see what you are shooting anymore. Keep holding your breath until the shutter closes.

This method should work for shots close to one second.