I have a Nikon D3100 digital camera that I’ve had for years, with several different types of lenses, filters, and tripods. I took photography classes a long, LONG, LONG time ago, and I’ve honestly forgotten most of what I learned. I tend to use my iPhone for a lot of stuff, because I’m lazy as $#@t. But I do have a couple different tripods that I use for most of my pics when I’m using the Nikon, simply because I do not trust my failing eyesight or shaky, arthritic hands to be able to hold the camera steady. Most of the photos I used to take in the past were outdoor shots, and any “studio” shots I took were never all that good — mainly because, as I stated, I was too lazy to really get into all that F-stop stuff to really be any good, and math — which I actually never cared for — was never my strong suit. I did good enough to “get by” in the classes (usually with As), but I didn’t stick with the manual photos long enough to be as good as Photogsblog, Gubernatorfan, Tankgirlfuzzy, Ephiane, BAMcomix, or others on here. And until recently I didn’t have any quality lighting setup to make any of my pictures worthwhile to even look at.