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Take steady pictures without a tripod
Dec 14, 2014 11:27:18 #
Trial-n-Error
Loc: Tacoma, Washington
bearcat wrote:
5. Take steady pictures without a tripod br br Yo... (show quote)
I'd like to add a word of caution.
Mounting your DSLR on a lamp harp is risky. Anything more than a small shirt pocket sized camera could spell disaster. The harp is not designed to hold more weight than it's intended lamp shade.
came late to the party :oops:
TnE
Dec 14, 2014 11:44:29 #
Trial-n-Error wrote:
I'd like to add a word of caution.
Mounting your DSLR on a lamp harp is risky. Anything more than a small shirt pocket sized camera could spell disaster. The harp is not intended to hold more weight than it's designed lamp shade.
Mounting your DSLR on a lamp harp is risky. Anything more than a small shirt pocket sized camera could spell disaster. The harp is not intended to hold more weight than it's designed lamp shade.
I don't think you have to add a word of caution. Anyone stupid enough to try this with expensive gear should get what they deserve.
Bob
Dec 14, 2014 11:57:39 #
SonnyE wrote:
BC,
If I have an inkling that I might use a tripod, I put one in the trunk and it's there if needed. ;)
Besides.... how do you focus with that lampshade on your head? :lol:
If I have an inkling that I might use a tripod, I put one in the trunk and it's there if needed. ;)
Besides.... how do you focus with that lampshade on your head? :lol:
I do the same, only I keep a cheaper tripod in the trunk all the time. It has come in handy on more than one occasion.
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Dec 14, 2014 13:40:03 #
Ralloh wrote:
I do the same, only I keep a cheaper tripod in the trunk all the time. It has come in handy on more than one occasion.
Oh, well here in Kallyfornia, a trunk can get hot enough to bake cake.
So I don't leave stuff in it full time. Especially my camera junk.
But I usually grab a tripod with whatever gear I am taking.
I believe I will file this thread in my "things I probably won't try."
Dec 14, 2014 14:17:18 #
SonnyE wrote:
Oh, well here in Kallyfornia, a trunk can get hot enough to bake cake.
So I don't leave stuff in it full time. Especially my camera junk.
But I usually grab a tripod with whatever gear I am taking.
I believe I will file this thread in my "things I probably won't try."
So I don't leave stuff in it full time. Especially my camera junk.
But I usually grab a tripod with whatever gear I am taking.
I believe I will file this thread in my "things I probably won't try."
Oh I do know that. I spent the first 62 years of my life in Southern California. Lake Elsinore for 38 of those years. If you know where that is, you know it gets HOT. Got fed up with the politics. Now that I am in Ohio, no worries with hot trunks.
Dec 15, 2014 00:06:01 #
Regarding Take vs Make...
One man's opinion, or lack thereof:
http://juanjosereyes.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/taking-a-picture-vs-making-a-photograph/
As for the lamp shade hack:
Use common sense. I would never expect anyone to place their 2 lb $1500 D600 on a lamp harp. Besides, not everyone has that kind of camera. But the situation may arise where someone has a 5 oz $150 Nikon Coolpix 3100 and needs a quick perch.
I didn't make this up. Just passing it on. Take it or leave it...
When taking a camera to an event or party, I prefer not to be regarded as one of "those" photographers that annoys and overwhelms with a suitcase full of gizmos. It can spoil the mood and screw up the spontaneity. I try to stay as unnoticed as possible. Sometimes, less is more.
IMHO
BC
One man's opinion, or lack thereof:
http://juanjosereyes.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/taking-a-picture-vs-making-a-photograph/
As for the lamp shade hack:
Use common sense. I would never expect anyone to place their 2 lb $1500 D600 on a lamp harp. Besides, not everyone has that kind of camera. But the situation may arise where someone has a 5 oz $150 Nikon Coolpix 3100 and needs a quick perch.
I didn't make this up. Just passing it on. Take it or leave it...
When taking a camera to an event or party, I prefer not to be regarded as one of "those" photographers that annoys and overwhelms with a suitcase full of gizmos. It can spoil the mood and screw up the spontaneity. I try to stay as unnoticed as possible. Sometimes, less is more.
IMHO
BC
Dec 28, 2015 12:01:05 #
bearcat wrote:
5. Take steady pictures without a tripod br br Yo... (show quote)
I use a simple (very analog) system, with which I can shoot at 1/4 sec with a "normal" focal length lens and get sharp images. Lock your elbows into your body and press the camera firmly against your face. If there is a chair available, sit down (assuming a lower angle will not mess up your composition), and brace yourself against the back of the chair. When standing, if there is a solid surface near you (wall, pillar, etc), brace your back or side and/or nearest arm against it. These techniques will give you great results at long exposure times, but it takes some practice. Try experimenting with different shutter speeds and hands/arms/body/chair/wall bracing.
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Dec 28, 2015 12:36:21 #
I think the comments show too many people that love beating a dead horse.
Anyone with "expensive" (heavy) photo gear WOULD have a tripod so this does not apply to them.
If you can't realize that MOST people only have point and shoot cameras that are quite LIGHT in weight, then you aren't actually reading the post.
The comments about how to steadily hold a camera are irrelevant to this issue.
This is a solution for someone needing to take a GROUP photo (camera owner included IN the photo) WITHOUT a Tripod.
RTOP....Read the original post.
BC
Anyone with "expensive" (heavy) photo gear WOULD have a tripod so this does not apply to them.
If you can't realize that MOST people only have point and shoot cameras that are quite LIGHT in weight, then you aren't actually reading the post.
The comments about how to steadily hold a camera are irrelevant to this issue.
This is a solution for someone needing to take a GROUP photo (camera owner included IN the photo) WITHOUT a Tripod.
RTOP....Read the original post.
BC
Dec 28, 2015 12:55:38 #
I get the part about mounting the camera, but how of you tilt it to the angle you need?
Dec 28, 2015 13:18:31 #
bearcat wrote:
5. Take steady pictures without a tripod br br Yo... (show quote)
OK, but how do you steady the lamp? :D
Honestly, I think that's one that "sounds" better then is in actual practice. I can't imagine mounting a full size dslr on a thin wire frame to begin with and then to have it point where I want it, I don't think so. Maybe a little as a 2 ft really cumbersome monopod, but DON'T take your hand off the camera!
Dec 28, 2015 13:55:37 #
quote: I get the part about mounting the camera, but how of you tilt it to the angle you need?
I don't know what kind of lamps you have, but the harps on my lamps are able to tilt so I can level the lamp shade.
quote: OK, but how do you steady the lamp? :D
I don't know what kind of lamps you have, but mine have fairly large bases and require quite a bit of push to knock them over. And since the screw mount on most cameras is typically below the center of gravity, there's not much "push" to begin with, so it's not an issue of any concern.
I'll just repeat what my dad used to tell me, "if you haven't tried it, don't tell me you can't do it."
BC
I don't know what kind of lamps you have, but the harps on my lamps are able to tilt so I can level the lamp shade.
quote: OK, but how do you steady the lamp? :D
I don't know what kind of lamps you have, but mine have fairly large bases and require quite a bit of push to knock them over. And since the screw mount on most cameras is typically below the center of gravity, there's not much "push" to begin with, so it's not an issue of any concern.
I'll just repeat what my dad used to tell me, "if you haven't tried it, don't tell me you can't do it."
BC
Gee.. it works !!!
Dec 28, 2015 15:25:38 #
bearcat wrote:
Regarding Take vs Make... br br One man's opinion... (show quote)
Having nothing to do with this thread- I have a pet peeve- I hate the "Less is more" concept. Less is NEVER more. There aare times when less is better, but never more. If you work more I will pay you less because less is more? One of the stupidest phrases in use.
Dec 28, 2015 16:48:53 #
bearcat wrote:
The standard bolt that holds a lampshade to a lamp is the same size threading as the tripod mount on a camera. Simply take the lampshade off the lamp and screw your camera to the bolt.
Then you can put the lampshade over your head and really impress them...especially if you can't impress them with your image stabilized camera.
Dec 28, 2015 19:04:42 #
boberic wrote:
Having nothing to do with this thread- I have a pet peeve- I hate the "Less is more" concept. Less is NEVER more. There aare times when less is better, but never more. If you work more I will pay you less because less is more? One of the stupidest phrases in use.
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Dec 28, 2015 19:17:07 #
bearcat wrote:
I think the comments show too many people that lov... (show quote)
Sorry. I didn't realize my audience included the world's greatest expert. I am humbled.
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