Creative Garden Photography

Using a Tripod

If I had a nickel for every time a student in one of my workshops complained about their rickety tripod, well, I’d have a lot of nickels!

Seriously folks, a tripod is one of the most important pieces of photographic gear, and a good one will help you to avoid frustration and will last almost indefinitely. It makes sense to buy a good tripod in the first place. I can’t emphasize this enough.

I could tell you stories about people whose gear has been destroyed or damaged due to inadequate tripods. Also, the same students who give me the nickel’s-worth complaints about tripods, all too often go up a ladder of inadequacy: They learn pretty quickly that the first tripod won’t do. Next, they get one at intermediate cost that will almost ...