My buddy's comment about his phone camera made me realize I've been holding mine wrong

I was out with my friend Mike last weekend at a barbecue in Austin and he pointed out that every photo I take looks like I'm trying to steady a boat. He said I grip my phone too tight and exhale right when I tap the shutter. I thought he was just being annoying until I looked back at my last 50 photos and yeah, they all had that weird blurry edge. Turns out I was doing this little jerk motion every time I pressed the button. I tried his tip of breathing out halfway and then holding still for a second after tapping. My dinner plate shots actually came out sharp for once. Has anyone else realized they have a random bad habit that ruins their photos without knowing?

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hayden_nelson8512d ago

That whole thing about breathing out halfway is actually key, I started doing it for concert photos and it's night and day for keeping those low light shots sharp. It's wild how such a tiny motion can wreck a photo but you never notice until someone calls it out.

norab2112d ago

That little exhale trick is basically the same thing as pausing before you speak so you don't interrupt someone.