I don’t have the most stable hands in the world when shooting and I’m always keeping an eye on my shutter speed to keep it within a range where I can snap a decently sharp picture hand held.  I’ve employed a bunch of camera stabilizing techniques such as holding my elbows close into my body, leaning on a wall or something stable, and shooting after I exhale.

I saw a video by world famous photographer Joe Mcnally that showed his hand holding technique.  Though the technique is geared for left eye focus, it really does good job in stabilizing photos.  I may even switch to left eye focus if I can achieve a better hand held shot.  I’ve posted his video below.