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Hey photographers. Daniel Roberts here for freshedgephoto.com. I’ve got another quick tip here for you on how to get sharp photos. This is wrapping up the series, and today’s tip is about using the self-timer. Now, I do some crazy things with self-timers and off-camera flashes and multiple exposures. I’m going to cover that. That’ll be another show, but today we’re going to talk about how to use it to get sharper images.

When you have the camera sitting on a less than stable tripod, let’s say, or you’re taking a very long exposure, sometimes the movement from your finger is enough to vibrate the camera and give you a blurry picture. This is when it’s really good to use the self-timer. Self-timer can give you 2 seconds or 10 seconds, whatever you need to get away from the camera. It’ll give the vibrations enough time to settle out, and you don’t have to use a remote release cable or a digital remote release or whatever. It’s just built right into your camera. If you’ve got a little bit of patience and can take the time, I highly recommend it.

That’s your tip for the day. I’m photographer Daniel Roberts for FreshEdgePhoto.com. You can find more of me there. Thank you.