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This title could make you smile...» We could hear you say:
     - At last !! it's not complicated, I'm not 5 years old "...
And yet, many beginner photographers do not know the right way to hold their camera, or even the consequences.  the poor performance of their reflex camera  or hybrid whether it is a Nikon , a Canon or others.

So let's take good habits right away to avoid taking blurry photos  and attack his equipment. And don't rely on the best software  retouching... it won't be able to do anything for you!!

Properly holding your camera will help you avoid camera shake . When you look at your photo, it will be completely blurred (we'll talk about the different artistic blurs in another topic). Of course for a photo posted on Instagram this could possibly be correct, but for a nice souvenir photo, a poster or an enlargement, the quality will not be there.

Don't waste a day of travel photos or a family shoot!  For what one might take for a detail.

Let's get into the heart of the subject ...

The "shake blur" comes from the bad position of your hand to hold your case. As you can see in the rightmost photo, your left hand  must be positioned  under the lens (photo taken in front of a mirror), your arms glued along your rib cage and not apart in order to avoid  up and down movements.
Your thumb and index finger of the left hand allow focus management (manual MAP) and focal length adjustment. The right hand manages the triggering of the photo. 
This unusual position for you at the beginning, will save you an imperfect but very real movement when pressing the shutter button which will ruin all your efforts to bring back the dreamed photo.

Other elements that can help you remove or limit the impact of “motion blur”:

The position of the body:

Standing photo (landscape photo  for example): your feet should be slightly apart, at least the width of your body in order to keep a good balance - whether it's windy or not :)
Half-height photo (photo of an animal for example): put your elbows on your ribs, "wedge" yourself on a stable object or why not put one knee on the ground. Avoid leaning forwards, straight legs,  totally unstable.
Photo close to the ground (photo of macrography for example):  Put your elbows on the ground or on a stable element that surrounds you...tree trunk, large rock...

Use your environment:
You will always find a wall, a pole, a tree to lean against and in this way keep control of the natural movements of the front to the back of your body.

Breathing:
Controlling the breath is essential, each breath causes a real earthquake for the MAP (focus) of your photo... Block your breath for a few seconds  before pressing the shutter (and yes!! I remind you that your elbows are pressed against your chest...) then release .

Flexibility:
Be flexible on the shutter button, any sudden movement causes “camera blur”. 

All these tips are valid in landscape position  or portrait

Apply all these instructions and you will see your photos improve greatly or at least you will avoid disappointment when you return home and discover your photos on your computer totally blurred.

What greater frustration than seeing a series of failed photos after a day spent shooting...that  unfortunately already happened to me when I started :)

So adopt the right position and good photo shoot.

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