Tripod is certainly one of the most useful (if not must-have) accessories in any photographers' arsenal of gadgets. But the greatest irony is that most of us tend to "hate" lugging this piece of accessory for our trips, especially on vacation. It is just plain cumbersome, it gets in the way, takes time to set up and keep, and takes up space in the luggage bag. The list of peeves just goes on. But I hope to share through my little write-up six situations where you will need a tripod, all in the quest to shoot better pictures. So please join me on this journey to rediscover and appreciate the ever helpful tripod and appease this "love-hate" situation.