On Jun 15, 2012, at 7:26 PM, David Parsons wrote: > #2. Set up your tripod. Sit where you'll be posing. Bring camera to > your eye and focus on the head of the tripod. Turn off AF. Mount the > camera. Adjust focus slightly as needed.
That is a great idea! I wish I had known about it 8 years ago when I was doing self portraits with my SRT-101 by standing a broom handle where I was going to stand, focused on it, then set the timer. For what it's worth, here are a few from this afternoon: http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157630144251768/ > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> When there is noone else around to photograph, self portraits can be a way >> to experiment with lighting, however when it comes to actually getting >> decent photos, I keep running into three problems: >> >> 1) Framing, I just have to set the camera wide and hope that most of what I >> want is in the frame. >> >> 2) Focus, It's a hell of a lot easier using a camera with autofocus, but >> even so the camera keeps focusing perfectly, on the wrong thing. >> >> 3) My biggest challenge is that self portraiture is like trying to make a >> silk purse out of a sows ear, or perhaps the whole face. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > David Parsons Photography > http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com > > Aloha Photographer Photoblog > http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
