Yes, the steadiest hand is not nearly as steady as a tripod. Using a tripod is especially important for product photography since product shots often use slow shutter speeds. An inexpensive tripod will produce clearer product shots than a shot taken with a hand-held camera. But a sturdy tripod is a good investment that will last for many years. To completely eliminate motion blur from your images, we recommend you go a step further and use your camera's self timer or remote control.

I haven't cut supplements out totally, although IMO a lot of people tend to over-supplement. This was something Billinghurst suggested too at a recent seminar here, and he mentioned that he only supplements his own dogs every now and again. I think if you are providing a good varied diet you will be providing pretty much what your dog needs - all in a highly bio-available form. My first preference when looking to a certain vitamin/mineral will always be to provide it in its natural form first.

Tripods are pretty much a necessity for large binoculars, especially when used for astronomy. See "What's the most powerful binocular I can hand-hold". Note that for most smaller binoculars, you'll need an "L Adapter" to attach the binocular to a tripod head.

A.--You cannot make true soap without using lye. And here is just one of the magnificent things that happens when the lye mixes with the oils to make soap (this is called saponification). During the soapmaking process, a wonderful change takes place....glycerin is made! And once the saponification process is finished and you have soap, THE LYE NO LONGER EXISTS! This is where glycerin comes from, and just one of the many things that make homemade cold process soap so wonderful.

Any sturdy standard camera tripod will work. We sell Bogen tripods and they work quite well with our set-up.

In a word, YES. No one is able to hold a camera steady enough to take consistently sharp images, time after time. A good tripod can make all the difference in the world between an image that is crystal clear and and image that looks slightly out of focus. When purchasing a tripod consider the types of things you will be photographing.

Answer: Yes, whenever I can. I use a Gitzo 1325 carbon-fiber tripod with a Wimberley Gimbal Type Tripod Head II. There are times when you just can’t use a tripod. In Africa, shooting from a safari vehicle, I use beanbags as camera supports. At times I photograph birds from behind the steering wheel of my truck using a Kirk window mount with an Arca Swiss B-1 ball head. In Churchill, when photographing polar bears from a tundra buggy, I use a Groofwin window mount with a beanbag attached.

Toner is one of the most under rated products on the market. Hormeta toners are different than most. Our toners are designed to complete the cleansing process but it also prepares the skin to except all other Hormeta products such as creams, serums etc.

Yes. Regular use of facial masks for your skin type and condition keeps your skin toned, just like regular exercise keeps your body in shape.

Image size. Isn't it true that image size may change if you are changing focus from infinity to close range? Sounds like a problem! Stop down the lens instead! Why not just stop down the lens as we've always' done? It worked for our forefathers so it must be good enough for us! Tilt and Shift. Why not use a Tilt and Shift camera lens instead. It's a traditional way and it works!

Ultimately the goal of operating a fish counters is to achieve the highest levels of performance and reliability regardless of counter type. Ideally the goal would be that 100% of all fish movements are counted, however, under varying environmental conditions a level of error must realistically be expected. CCTV validation of counter sites allows the operator the opportunity to assess, reduce and monitor this level of error.

With a wooden pencil or a plastic pen, repeatedly tap the approximate middle of the uppermost leg section of one of the tripod's legs while carefully watching the camera and lens. If you see any movement of your camera and lens while you are tapping, the tripod is not as steady as you want it to be for the best photo results. You can use the same test to determine how high the tripod's center column can be raised before the camera becomes unsteady. Not necessarily.

Yes, every thing you see here is meant to be used. Those old pieces you see in the antique shop or museum are hundreds of years old. People ate off of the china, and it was washed over and over again. The old lamps had to be washed to remove soot and dust. Remember that pretty chamber pot in grandma's guest room. It had to be washed every morning. We are using the same skills and techniques. The major difference is we have better control of our kilns and work in better conditions.