Click School

Day 2 · 10 min

Hold it and take a picture

One good photograph before you leave this page.

Two hands. Always. Left hand under the lens, like you are offering a bowl of soup. Right hand on the grip. Strap around your neck so a drop is only a scare, not a funeral.

Two hands holding a DSLR correctly12
  1. 1Support the lens
  2. 2Finger on the button
Left hand supports. Right index finger rests on the picture button. Elbows in.

The secret half-press

Do not jab the button. Rest your finger. Press halfway and hold. The camera beeps and a square lights up — it found the thing to keep sharp. Then press the rest of the way.

Camera screen

When the box turns green and you hear a beep, it is ready. Finish the press.

What you will hear

Beep means “I found focus.” Click-click is the shutter — the picture is taken. A dark screen for a blink is normal. Then your photo flashes up so you can see it.

Camera screen

After you turn it on, this is the quiet info screen. Numbers can wait. You only need the green square and the picture button.

Practice on the real-feeling camera

Practice: take a picture on the 3D camera

Day 1