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hey guys I'm Sharon Vaknin frissina and if you need to take photos in a low-light setting or need to use a long exposure for any other reason a tripod usually comes in handy the thing is they're so bulky and heavy you can't count on them being there with you all the time so today I'll show you how to make a tripod out of a bolt and some strength to study your shots to get started you'll need an eyebolt that's 1/4 inch in width and some string or cord the thicker the better in this situation but today I'm just using some regular old string you're gonna want it out of lengths about three times your height so just get a rough measurement like so then tie the two ends together now all you have to do is put it through the eye of the bolt to create a loop knot when you're done with that your tripod is ready to go to use your tripod or string pod as I like to call it just screw it into the hole where the tripod would usually go in the camera this is a standard size so 1/4 inch will fit for all cameras once it's screwed in tightly you're ready to use your tripod so turn on your camera and set it to the settings that you'd like whether it's a long exposure or a long shutter speed to position the camera where you want it step onto the string with two feet and ignore all the weird glances you get while you do this and pull up on the camera to study your shot as you can see I'm using tension to study the camera another useful tip is to keep your elbows and arms at your side that'll make for an extra study shot you can also set the self-timer so that the press of the shutter doesn't shake your camera I tested this setup last night where a long shutter speed was useful and as you can see here's the difference between a shot that was taken without the string pod and a shot that was taking with the string pod it's a lot clearer the string pod won't replace a traditional tripod but if you need a pack light or you're traveling this setup will come in handy for steady shots if you have any questions hit me up on Twitter and subscribe to my Facebook page for more tips like this for cnet.com I'm Sharon Vaknin