"What's a Monopod?"

"What's a monopod?" This is the question I got from a Best Buy employee when I asked if they sold monopods. My initial reaction was to have a mini-freak out. This employee was assigned to the cameras and did not know what a monopod was, but I calmed down. I said, "It's like a tripod but with one leg instead of three." Best Buy ended up having one monopod option that day, but it took a couple employees to find it.

Monopods are one of my favorite inventions because they come in all sizes. I'm short so they help me get angles my height otherwise could not. I like to open the monopod as tall as it can go and hold it from the base while getting overhead shots of people cheering in a huddle. Monopods help me not get shaky shots because they keep the camera steady. It is easier to get running shots because you grip the monopod (opposed to the camera).

I find a monopod super helpful and it does not cost loads of money. You can get one on almost every site that sells cameras. I hope you'll at least try shooting with one.

Kristin