He worked with an 8x10" view camera on a tripod, making landscapes and portraits, usually head-on to the subject, the light carefully controlled to reveal the telling details of people and things.
Next, go into a dark room and set up your camera on a tripod, making sure the auto-focus is off.
Start by doing a tripod; make a triangle with your hands and your head, then raise your knees to sit on your arm joint.
If you use a tripod, make sure you check the view your camera can see, so you know it's getting a good picture.
The perennial garden was neatly clipped and raked, a few rose canes dangling from the top reaches of a rustic tripod made of cedar branches.
She gives the example of an episode in the upcoming season that follows a teenage girl where Weaver-Madsen felt a handheld camera would allow the audience to "sync up with her and her world" while in another episode, the stability of a Steadicam and tripod made more sense.
The Glif can also screw into a regular tripod, making it perfect for avid iPhoneographers too.
