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22 Hold the camera steady.
•As you look through the viewfinder, use your left hand to cradle the camera, with your fingers wrapped around the lens and your thumb beside the focus lock button ® , while your elbow is propped against your body for support. Use the index finger of your right hand to depress the shutter release button and your thumb to wind the film advance lever. Wrap the other fingers of your right hand around the camera body. You can adapt this basic posture to both horizontal and vertical format shooting. To hold the camera steady, it is advisable to lean on or against something strong and stable (e.g. , a wall).
23 Compose the picture.
•Look through the viewfinder, compose your photo with the main sub- ject (if possible, a subject 'svertical line) in the center of the focusing frame to assure correct focus and exposure.
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