While you are traveling through a scenic region, you cannot resist the temptation to stop over and capture some photos of the landscapes. But alas, after you come home and look at the photos, they seem flat and bland! What’s the reason? The fact is that human eyes travel over the lovely scene and focus only on the appealing elements, ignoring everything except the most enticing details in the scene. However, lenses and film or sensors cannot do that on their own; they need help.

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Street photography is unique and different than most other genres of photography in that it doesn’t aim to photograph beauty, glamour, grandeur and glory. It’s a genre that finds the very ordinary daily life that can be found on the streets, but makes us understand thoroughly how the life in a particular society or country is.

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A solid tripod is a must while dealing with slow shutter speed to eliminate camera shake and capture sharp images. While it sounds simple at first to set up a tripod and use it effectively, many photographers don’t actually know how to use a tripod properly. Even if you have the costliest tripod on the market and know what to do to get razor sharp photos, your photos still could suffer from poor framing choices. Here are a few useful tips on how to properly set up, handle and use tripods.

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