Non posed self timers.
Return to DiscussionsMost of us with self timers just do posing ie we just decide where we are going to take the photo and stand when it is taken. But the last one I took I was strimming (weed whacking) around the apple tree so didn't know what it was going to be like until I checked afterwards and with the flash turned this didn't give me any idea when it was going to take and I am very pleased with it as it is so natural.
Great result. It's fun to set the camera/iPhone to take a picture every so many seconds: three, five, ten, whatever and then just go about doing some task. Fortunately with the digital photos we have now, we can throw away the many that turn out blurred, fuzzy, no one is in the frame, etc. I've had many of those. But some of them work with just a bit of blur which indicates that at least we aren't just posing - " not that there's anything wrong with that" LOL One of me making up a bed:
Great result. It's fun to set the camera/iPhone to take a picture every so many seconds: three, five, ten, whatever and then just go about doing some task. Fortunately with the digital photos we have now, we can throw away the many that turn out blurred, fuzzy, no one is in the frame, etc. I've had many of those. But some of them work with just a bit of blur which indicates that at least we aren't just posing - " not that there's anything wrong with that" LOL One of me making up a bed:
The iPhone can do that, ie. set take a picture every so many seconds? Mine (a Samsung) can't do that. Nevertheless, i use self-timer for most of my pictures when i'm alone (10 seconds sufficient, not too difficult poses). Yesterday i did several hand-held selfie pixs (using self-timer). I think they turned out okay but can be better ... need more practice lol.
As I update my photo/video technology, I've noticed a great trend (IMHO). Cameras with extensive remote controls that link up to phones & tablets. Yeah, we know that, but the GoPro knock-offs are damn inexpensive. I bought a basic model, $60, w/ no remote capabilities. I just saw the fully loaded model, I got a hardon when I saw what control a $160 system was capable of.
I'll occasionally do a video of me hanging around [indoors or out] or just doing things. To see & here myself as others do [movement, talking on the phone, talking to myself, gesturing, self-touching, etc.], Wow.