I'm thinking a lot of us must take photos using the self timer on the camera, but, I wanna change my camera position so that it is at an angle looking down just above my head.
How can I do this without using a tripod, and without breaking the camera? I've already dropped the camera twice and broke it, the cat jumped on it once and bend the zoom lens and I had to bend it back lol
Do you have any techniques to get this look? I can't think of a way to do it
I´m afraid a tripod or an assistant is the only way to get your pictures taken above your head. Some digital cameras have an LCD display, which turns in any position ( I´ve taken some close-ups of myself using it)but you still have to use your own hands to hold the camera. Don´t you have anyone who could take your pictures?
I'm thinking a lot of us must take photos using the self timer on the camera, but, I wanna change my camera position so that it is at an angle looking down just above my head.
How can I do this without using a tripod, and without breaking the camera? I've already dropped the camera twice and broke it, the cat jumped on it once and bend the zoom lens and I had to bend it back lol
Do you have any techniques to get this look? I can't think of a way to do it
Sophie xx
yeah.
fix four strongpoints in the ceiling
purchase a harness that you can wear under your girl clothes
arrange some invisible wires through the strong points, connected to the harness, with the other ends coming to a single point within reach of your right hand
lacquer your hair heavily when standing in the desired position
press the timer button on the camera
QUICKLY adjust your position using the suspension wires so you are hanging in space like a pantomime comedian, at an angle of about 30 degrees from the vertical
try to smile
fix the celing
practice makes perfect
take care
Place it on a higher shelf. Make a sand bag (you can use rice) to nestle the camera on. A large rubber band wrapped around it and the bag will help hold it steady if the cat gets near.
Donna's tip works to i use to do that with my camera support it with a bag of rice (small bag lol )
or maybe you can tape the tripot horizontly to a top shelf or on a closet
íf you want it stuck just duck it LOL
mellissa
Aim for heaven because if you miss your target you end up among the stars
Yeeehaaaa, Thanks girls, before I had my breastforms I used to use kneehighs filled with rice, I never threw them away and I always knew they would come in handy one day I just tried them and they will work a treat I think, the camera sits in them nicely and it got the right angle
I see some of my sisters can either ride brooms or can actually levitate.
Very impressive - what a group of talented young ladies. I have trouble walking in 5" heels so I am working on the broom thing?!
Love,
Virginia
First star to the right, then straight on 'till mornin!
Rather than use self timer , ask your mum or your sister to take the photos .
Since they seem to accept you as Sophie I think that either of them would help you out.
I used to use self timer but discovered that having my daughter opperate the camera saves an enormous amount of time , you dont have to set anything up and you can move about freely.
The only restriction is you have to keep the photos (G) rated when someone else is involved.
I have two tripods and one is really small and inexpensive. If the little one were placed on a shelf, it would work out quite well.
Alternatively, all you really need is something to hold down the camera at an angle and place it on a high shelf or on your fridge. Maybe you could make a "wedge" with packing foam and put a hole in the middle to fit into the bottom of the camera. You could take the camera to a hardware store to find the right bolt or even just use something to hold it (inside of a pen?). The only hard part is to get the angle right.
SophieLawson wrote:How can I do this without using a tripod, and without breaking the camera? I've already dropped the camera twice and broke it, the cat jumped on it once and bend the zoom lens and I had to bend it back lol. Sophie xx
Is there any reason for avoiding the use of a tripod? A reasonably serviceable tripod costs about $70, and some models at about that price have a maximum height well over 6 feet. See, for instance, the Sunpak 757. Considering the price of a camera, investing $70 in a tripod seems like a good decision. Of course, it is not as imaginative as the solutions offered by some of my sisters!
I brought one of them teeny weeeny tripods for £5, cos the ex-breasts didn't really work so in the end I just took some pics on the sofa at normal eye level
SophieLawson wrote:I brought one of them teeny weeeny tripods for £5, cos the ex-breasts didn't really work so in the end I just took some pics on the sofa at normal eye level
Sophie xx
Well, whatever you did, it seems to have worked well. Nice picture!
about a year and a half ago I found a cheap mini-tripod for my digital camera. It was about $10.
Cheap ones exist and are worth getting. I wouldn't advise trying to make your own tripod unless it's the bean bag variety. But even then, your camera is still going to be unsteady and apt to tip over at the lightest touch. 8-P
A real mini-tripod is well worth the $10. Especially if you like your camera.
I just tried them and they will work a treat I think, the camera sits in them nicely and it got the right angle 
Place it on a higher shelf. Make a sand bag (you can use rice) to nestle the camera on. A large rubber band wrapped around it and the bag will help hold it steady if the cat gets near.
