> On Dec 1, 2021, at 12:55 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you're doing portraits, you should be able to use some kind of stand-in to > set framing & focus. I've got one of those Elvis cut-outs I use.
Yup. I’ve got a CD rack that I would put on a kitchen stool for that purpose https://photos.app.goo.gl/8t9PvCy8wTxUqZoZ7 But I find the real time feedback after each shot to be useful. I can see how moving my head affects the lighting, if I adjust something I can if I did something to totally blow the exposure, or if I accidentally moved something into the frame a lot more easily than walking all of the way around to look through the viewfinder each time. I will also note that autofocus is invaluable for self portraits. > > Just set it up so the distance to the flat is the same as the distance to > your eye when you take its place. > > At school they had a half mannequin, but I know some people who use one of > those head forms they sell in wig shops. > > On 12/1/2021 12:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I need some recent portraits, and have made some attempts at selfies. It’s >> extra challenging when you can’t see what the camera does. >> I had the clever idea that I can plug an external monitor into the HDMI and >> use that for framing etc. >> It *almost* works. Unfortunately, if I set the camera’s exposure to use >> strobes the live view is so dark it won’t auto focus. Even when I put it on >> manual focus, it often refuses to fire the shutter. >> Also the screen is so dark, it’s damn near useless for live view. >> And there is no way at all to change things so that you can use live view >> with a flash. >> Sigh. >> -- >> Larry Colen >> [email protected] >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen [email protected] -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
