10 Tripod Tips and Tricks plus How to choose the best tripod for your photography

[@boatman222345]

As an experienced photographer I already knew most of this stuff. That said I was very impressed with the high quality and completeness of this presentation! How anyone can remember all that info and present it as quickly, thoroughly, and flawlessly is simply beyond me. Job more than well done and I will highly recommend this site to my photography friends.

[@johnm3413]

Packed with useful advice. For me, the best thing is it slows one down and makes me be a bit more deliberate about the shot.

[@allyoursrob]

The best in info, technicality, simplicity in explaining and everything.

[@MatthewFurman]

Excellent video. Your tips are sooooo pro. Thank you.

[@JuanLopez-oz9kh]

Great info and education for us all Joe, Thanks

[@TheCreativeLadyTV]

Great tips! I've never thought to turn off Image Stabilization when using a tripod. Thank you!

[@theJoeEdelman]

You're very welcome TheCreativeLadyTV! I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@jasono9358]

Top quality video as always Joe. Just a quick reminder for DSLR users, hitting live view also locks up the mirror.

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you Jason O! I appreciate the comment.

[@rogerthompson6851]

A very thorough and comprehensive list of important things to know concerning tripods and their use. Thanks, Joe!

[@theJoeEdelman]

You're welcome Roger Thompson I appreciate the comment!

[@DonaldWilkins2023]

Great info Joe, thanx 📷

[@dunnymonster]

Excellent advise Joe 😃

[@Zakalwe-01]

There I was, thinking I knew it all about tripods 🙄 Thanks Joe! Some great tips in there.

[@theJoeEdelman]

You're very welcome Iain B! I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnreese3762]

Great info/presentation! Thanks much!!

[@theJoeEdelman]

You're very welcome John Reese! Be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss any videos!

[@anaevaNshoot]

wow! ive learned a lot for this short video. this is a comprehensive tips for a tripod search. you should be teaching photography in big schools, recently i enrolled in a big university for photography certification and i learn nothing but political correctness rather than photography itself. what a way to waste time and money, i thought i will be sinking my head to the deep science of photography, i got nothing but BS. the school is one of the Ivy Leagues im so disappointed, since i already into this BS i need to finish it for certification for my new job. Your outstanding professorial lecture keep us small and starting photographer a chance in this wild world. Thanks a lot and more power and long life to you Sir.

[@darkreigncometh]

Well, I just learned what that hook was for!! Thanks Joe!!

[@theJoeEdelman]

Awesome darkreigncometh! Thanks for commenting!

[@BoazYoffe]

Hearty Thanks JE, you are a very talented instructor.

[@theJoeEdelman]

You're very welcome Boaz Yoffe! Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@topklassphotography]

great content as usual :-)

[@HarshvardhanSaboo]

You're awesome .... Just love your work and all your videos.. Specially the retouching and discussion in live session.

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you Harsh Vardhan Saboo! I appreciate the kind words and support!

[@BubblesPothowari]

Fast. Laoded with Gen. Energetic. Thank you !!!

[@ranleyevarts]

Thank you soo much for that valuable information. Never thought about it before.

[@theJoeEdelman]

You're very welcome Evarts! I am glad you enjoyed it! Part II will be posted at the end of this week.

[@haneefsheikh]

And I appreciate your hard work on making vedio for us thank you so much Jazak Allah.

[@theJoeEdelman]

You're very welcome I&E Fox! I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@aaronrobins9953]

Great introduction to tripods and their use. I don't use my tripod nearly enough, but when I do, the photos are noticably sharper. I am still using a heavy duty Gitzo tripod from the 1980s with a Graf-Studioball. This stuff just never wears out.

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you Aaron Robins! Those old Gitzos are workhorses for sure!

[@vasiliyivanishvili9025]

Joe, thank you for useful information! Good work! ;)

[@stevetqp9152]

Very informative video, Joe! I found a Chinese brand called Leofoto, that makes an Amazing travel tripod, AND it includes a fantastic ball head with one feature that I've not found INCLUDED on any other ball head...namely, a panoramic head! This allows the single ball head to function as a pano head, plus, if you swing it into the notch, turns the pano head into a "poor man's " gimbal head! (Max payload = 22 lbs.) Also, another feature of this tripod/head combo, is that the knobs/controls on the ball head each have a different shape and texture (ALL metal, CNC aluminum)! Simply ingenious design, because it eliminates the possibility of inadvertently loosening the wrong knob!! Why ALL ball head manufacturers don't do this is beyond me...actually, probably because of design and manufacture costs! In any case, this Leofoto LN-254CT Tripod is awesome...10X carbon fiber legs, included quality metal spikes (with rubber gaskets), included handy carabiner allen tool, and a very nice carrying case. Well worth $380, IMHO. Thanks again ,Joe.

[@nambuck5583]

Hi Joe, I enjoy every one of your videos. Just to add a bit to what you have mentioned here. The load capacity, when someone get a tripod only (without the head), consider the weight of the head to be added as well. Specially those pan & tilt ones.

[@nenamoreno]

So helpful, THANK YOU!

[@theJoeEdelman]

You're very welcome Nena Moreno! I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@hopeulikenudes]

Very informative video... Keep it up Joe and thank you...

[@theJoeEdelman]

You're welcome hopeulikepics I appreciate the comment!

[@JohnWilliams-zt6yl]

Your cool joe, great shirt

[@nateleonard2348]

Great video, Joe! I tell ya, a good tripod is a critical and worthwhile investment.

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you Nate Man! Thanks for commenting!

[@dokeunbyun8979]

I found your channel today, It is very useful!! Thanks!!!

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you for the kind words Dokeun Byun ! Be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss any videos!

[@iunderstanphotography2780]

I started using a tripod in studio when I bought an 85mm; I was getting slightly blurry photos because of mild camera shake. Now they're MUCH sharper! I'm thinking about upgrading to an Oben model I didn't know about pointing one leg toward the model. Good advice!

[@theJoeEdelman]

Glad you enjoyed it Claude Leguerre! I appreciate the comment!

[@photomike9941]

Thanks... excellent tips and know how

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you Photo Mike! I appreciate the kind words and support!

[@audi_kid]

Thank you for this video!!

[@theJoeEdelman]

You're welcome MOSKITO GOMEZ I appreciate the comment!

[@marcthibault8723]

Another great video Joe! ☺

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you Marc Thibault! I appreciate the comment.

[@Kelkschiz]

Very good video. One of the most important specs that I personally look for on a tripod is its versatility. Not only how high it will go, but especially also how low it will go. IMO how low it will go is easily as important as how high it will go. Of course it does depend on your type of photography. A big problem of my first tripod was that it would never go as low as I wanted.

[@jimfrederich8852]

Excellent as always!

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you! Jim Frederich Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rick535xi]

Great info

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you SlickRick! I appreciate the comment.

[@sweetvuvuzela4634]

Hello educational as always

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you devdas Devdas! I appreciate the kind words and support!

[@alfredbrown9233]

great as always...

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you Alfred Brown! I appreciate the comment.

[@kimarcos1540]

Very helpful and informative video

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you! Kim Arcos Glad you enjoyed it!

[@judywang2270]

Hi Joe, new subscriber here. Came cross your channel recently, really like your video. Just wonder are you going to do videos on iPhone photography? I am looking for tripod for my iPhone for two purposes, to free my hands by holding the phone, & there is no place to attach/or grab a tripod? Any suggestions. Thank you

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you for the kind words Judy Wang and for subscribing. I probably won't be doing a lot on iPhone photography but I would encourage you to follow my iPhone Instagram channel @ instagram.com/joe.edelmans.iphone Stay tuned for Part II of the tripod series - I will be showing you what I use for my iPhone.

[@doughowell3171]

I the first to view the video! I am the champion!

[@theJoeEdelman]

LOL - congrats and thank you Doug Howell!

[@dalesteven1]

Great video Joe, good point on the VR. I use a cable release for all my portraits now, MUP for them to the get a sharper image?

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you! Dale Brown Glad you enjoyed it! I don't think you need to go with mirror up unless you are using really slow shutter speeds to shoot.

[@tylerHphoto]

you should do a follow up video just on tripod heads and the advantages and dis-advantages of the types. I am currently using manfroto heads and their CR2 plate but keep debating getting a different head and switching to arca swiss.

[@theJoeEdelman]

That's Part II Tyler H - stay tuned!

[@DiviPhotos]

Great video nice job

[@markjarrett9400]

Thanks for your advice.Yesterday I was shooting a time lapse sequence. With a ND filter I had the shutter speed at 2 seconds (wanted the clouds to be a bit blury), with a time interval of 5 seconds. The pictures were sharp. I had not thought of using a mirror lock up for this kind of shutter speed. Having said that I always use mirror lock up at night or astrophotography. What shutter speed would you start thinking of using mirror lock up?

[@theJoeEdelman]

There is no one size fits all for this Mark Jarrett. My philosophy is that if I am going to do a shot at slow shutter speeds on a tripod - I am going to take every possible precaution to insure sharpness. Fortunately with digital cameras we can determine the need with one quick test shot.

[@theJoeEdelman]

Your thought process works dgevert - but I would not be willing to knowingly allow the motion to be corrected by the length of the exposure - if I know it's happening - better to correct for it in advance instead of risking the alternative.

[@bridgettucek6696]

Joe, do you know if any tripods exist that have markings on the legs so that you can easily adjust heights at even points on each of the legs - like a number system or lines etched into the legs? Wouldn’t that be user friendly?

[@theJoeEdelman]

Novoflex makes some.

[@ranleyevarts]

when will you upload part 2 of tripods where you mention your recommendation?

[@saunivideos]

Joe, I'm your biggest form. Chowdry from Bangalore, india

[@xodius80]

wifes head best head. xD great video thanks!

[@theJoeEdelman]

LOL Happy Farmer! Thanks for commenting!

[@haneefsheikh]

Sir I like your confident of communication.

[@theJoeEdelman]

Thank you I&E Fox! I appreciate the kind words and support!

[@aadsideas]

Hi! Is a Gorilla tripod reliable for the weight of a DSLR and zoom lens? Thank you. Shalom

[@theJoeEdelman]

It depends aadsideas. Their 5k model which is like $179.00 is designed for heavier DSLR's but it is also very short and not suitable for many situations.

[@jasono9358]

I find them very handy as compact flash stands, but not so good for my D750.

[@bobhinderholtz3206]

I wish I had seen this earlier,before I bought some not so great tripods

[@mamiyapress]

" Well hello Dolly it's so nice to have you back where you belong "