Re: Monopod for photographing children?
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 10:48 PM Subject: Re: Monopod for photographing children? > Sorry about the previous empty post. Ya, you had me thinking my OE broke! Then I thought...invisible message, took out some 3D glasses, still nothing. I tried one of those invisible ink pens on the screen, nothing. ;-) On a very serious note , I've accidentally shot blanks as well (erm..that sounds bad) and anyhow, they never made it to the list, so I thought Dougie had something rigged up to prevent that...guess not. Brad
Re: Monopod for photographing children?
Sorry about the previous empty post. You might consider the Bogan/Manfrotto monopod 3245 ($72 U.S. from B&H). This unit consists of three telescoped pieces. There is a handle near the top of the upper piece that can be grasped in one hand and used to control height of the top two pieces. With the bottom piece telescoped inside the top two, height of the unit can be varied from 27 to 46 inches (not counting height of what ever head you put on it). Height of all three pieces can vary form 26 to 64 inches; however, control of the bottom piece requires two hands. I have not tried this rig on photographing children but I have found it to works well on zoo animals and small, wild critters (neither to be confused with young, small humans). I find this monopod easier to operate then one where you have to shift your grasp to locate and turn a knob (which I almost always try to turn the wrong way first) while trying to steady everything by holding either the camera or the monopod. For me, the movement of changing height is smoother and more controlled and less time is spent fumbling with everything. George Baumgardner P.S. A down side to this model is that it looks even more like a police impact weapon (baton) then most monopods so you would be even less likely to be able to carry it on plane.
Re: Monopod for photographing children?
I shoot my children all the time (they don't think it hurts ;) My youngest (she's 2) thinks it's fun when I get the Super Program out. She likes to take pictures with it but can't seem to resist poking her (usually sticky) fingers into the viewfinder... I couldn't get anywhere near them if I was tied to a mono/tri pod. They're much too quick for that. Now, if I was standing back taking telephoto shots of them in the playground or something, the monopod might work to fend off the cops... Cory Waters Is tired, hates basketball (it's a work thing) , and thinks he's funny (but his wife just thinks he's a dork) - Original Message - From: "Tonghang Zhou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:50 AM Subject: Monopod for photographing children? > > I wonder what experience people have photographing > unposed children with a monopod or tripod. I used > a tripod for this purpose before. A long zoom lens > helps, but still it's not easy. > > One thing about children is that you'd need to lower > the camera to their (eye) level, and you'd have to > chase them. Seeing that a tripod is cumbersome, > I'm contemplating about a monopod. Would folks have > some experience to share about this? > > Tonghang > >
Re: Monopod for photographing children?
Re: Monopod for photographing children?
In a message dated 11/7/02 1:40:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I wonder what experience people have photographing unposed children with a monopod or tripod. I used a tripod for this purpose before. A long zoom lens helps, but still it's not easy. One thing about children is that you'd need to lower the camera to their (eye) level, and you'd have to chase them. Seeing that a tripod is cumbersome, I'm contemplating about a monopod. Would folks have some experience to share about this? Tonghang >> Shooting kids is one of the few exceptions I have to my tripod or monopod rule. First off, the shots are probably just snapshots so critical sharpness is not too important. Use a flash bounced off the ceiling and try -- if you don't have it already -- to get autofocus it makes life a whole lot easier... A monopod would certainly be a better choice than a tripod.. Vic
RE: Monopod for photographing children?
The only real reason for using a monopod for action shots is to hold the camera and a long heavy lens up so your arms don't get tired. I like longer, fast lenses shot at wide apertures for shallow DOF (85/1.8 and 180/2.8). By shooting in the f2.8 - 4 range you can use 100 speed film in bright light. BR > -Original Message- > From: Tonghang Zhou [mailto:tonghang@;transmeta.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Monopod for photographing children? > > > > I wonder what experience people have photographing > unposed children with a monopod or tripod. I used > a tripod for this purpose before. A long zoom lens > helps, but still it's not easy. > > One thing about children is that you'd need to lower > the camera to their (eye) level, and you'd have to > chase them. Seeing that a tripod is cumbersome, > I'm contemplating about a monopod. Would folks have > some experience to share about this? > > Tonghang >
Re: Monopod for photographing children?
I use a monopod quite a lot for this, and normally a focal length of 135mm. The chasing part's getting tougher, but eye level isn't a problem as I'm not much bigger than they are. I've found it helpful, especially when lighting conditions aren't the greatest -- dusk, heavy overcast, etc. - Original Message - From: "Tonghang Zhou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 12:50 AM Subject: Monopod for photographing children? > > I wonder what experience people have photographing > unposed children with a monopod or tripod. I used > a tripod for this purpose before. A long zoom lens > helps, but still it's not easy. > > One thing about children is that you'd need to lower > the camera to their (eye) level, and you'd have to > chase them. Seeing that a tripod is cumbersome, > I'm contemplating about a monopod. Would folks have > some experience to share about this? > > Tonghang > >
Re: Monopod for photographing children?
Even when using my P67II, I handhold it whenever there is going to be any movement - meaning kids. I don't think a monopod would be that advantageous (I use one quite often for other things) in this venue. I also think that it helps to not be too far away. I tend to shoot with a 165 (85 in 35mm terms) and find that to be a comfortable working distance. Bruce Wednesday, November 6, 2002, 10:50:26 PM, you wrote: TZ> I wonder what experience people have photographing TZ> unposed children with a monopod or tripod. I used TZ> a tripod for this purpose before. A long zoom lens TZ> helps, but still it's not easy. TZ> One thing about children is that you'd need to lower TZ> the camera to their (eye) level, and you'd have to TZ> chase them. Seeing that a tripod is cumbersome, TZ> I'm contemplating about a monopod. Would folks have TZ> some experience to share about this? TZ> Tonghang
