One comment about my shaky news clip made me change everything

I used to just shoot quick videos for my local news station's social media, not caring if the framing was perfect or if my hands were a little shaky. Then this random viewer commented on my clip of a city council meeting saying 'did you film that on a boat in a storm?' and the replies were all laughing at the motion blur. It stung because I thought nobody noticed that stuff. So I finally bought a cheap tripod for $22 from a pawn shop on Elm Street and started holding my elbows tight to my ribs when I shoot handheld. Now I double check every clip for steady framing before I upload, even the boring 30 second updates. The difference is night and day, my boss even said 'wow this looks professional' last week. Has anyone else had a single rude comment completely change how you do your work?

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emma962mo ago

One rude comment and you bought a tripod? That's a bit much lol.

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taylor_patel2mo ago

Bought mine after one bad video too. No regrets.

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jessica9212mo ago

Totally get it, people are relentless over one small thing.

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