Tripods & Supports

Learn how to choose the right tripods and supports and use them to steady your camera and improve your photos.

All Tripods & Supports content:

  1. Mastering the Art of Light Painting at Night

    Mastering the Art of Light Painting at Night

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Every two weeks, we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in December of...

  2. Video for Photographers Part 1: Shot Types and Moving the Camera

    Video for Photographers Part 1: Shot Types and Moving the Camera

    Tutorial Beginner

    With the growing number of DSLRs that shoot video, we are launching a three-part series to help you adapt your photography skills to video production. Today,...

  3. 9 Tips for Making Lovely Landscapes

    9 Tips for Making Lovely Landscapes

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today, we are going to look at 9 tips for improving your landscape photography. Nature can be an incredibly difficult thing to shoot. We'll cover what...

  4. Quick Tip: How to Capture the Beauty of Stars

    Quick Tip: How to Capture the Beauty of Stars

    Tutorial Intermediate

    The night sky is an incredible phenomenon. Whenever I take a minute to gaze up at a clear star-filled sky, I am filled with awe and wonder at the magnitude...

  5. Scanning Negatives with your Digital Camera

    Scanning Negatives with your Digital Camera

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in October, 2009. ...

  6. 10 Crazy Must-See Camera Tripods and Mounts

    10 Crazy Must-See Camera Tripods and Mounts

    Tutorial Beginner

    The world of camera-related inventions is a crazy place. One of the areas where wacky photographer inventions actually become quite practical is tripods and...

  7. Quick Tip: Capturing Movement in Water

    Quick Tip: Capturing Movement in Water

    Tutorial Beginner

    Water is essential - nothing could live without it, it surrounds us, it can be dangerous, it can be beautiful, and as photographers, it's a subject that we...

  8. How to Create a Beautiful Seascape in Thirty Seconds

    How to Create a Beautiful Seascape in Thirty Seconds

    Tutorial Intermediate

    You may have noticed that there's a trend at the moment for taking seascapes with long exposures. A quick search on Flickr reveals hundreds of beautiful...

  9. 12 Tips & Tricks for Shooting Great Textures (And a Free Texture Pack!)

    12 Tips & Tricks for Shooting Great Textures (And a Free Texture Pack!)

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, I am going to share twelve useful tips & tricks that will help you to shoot great textures. I have been photographing textures for...

  10. Achieving Better Focus and Sharpness in Your Images

    Achieving Better Focus and Sharpness in Your Images

    Tutorial Intermediate

    The most common complaints I hear from most photographers of any experience level are "My images aren't sharp" and "I can't get my focus to lock." Most want...

  11. Create an Eerie Floating Ghost Using Your Camera and Photoshop

    Create an Eerie Floating Ghost Using Your Camera and Photoshop

    Tutorial Advanced

    Ever dreamed of stepping into an abandoned house and capturing the perfect picture of a ghost or spirit? Today I'll be teaching you a simple method for...

  12. The Basics Of Mesmerising Moon Photography

    The Basics Of Mesmerising Moon Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    Moon photography can be one of the most fun, yet one of the most aggravating, projects to tackle. You've probably seen those gorgeous photos on calendars,...