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Photo timer + app has self timer built in where you can space out the interval of the shots.
Photo timer + app has self timer built in where you can space out the interval of the shots.
I use a iPhone 11 Pro Max, on a tripod with a trakker nitelife floodlight on a separate bank stick for my camera work it's takes amazing pictures in portrait mode and with the whistle app very easy to take pictures
I use the hey camera app on my iPhone 11. The thing I like about It is you can line the picture up on the front facing camera then say reverse and use the portrait mode on the better camera to actually take the picture. You then just say photo to take the picture. As I don't catch a lot the last time I used it I was screaming picture at it rather than photo and wondered why it wasn't working. Luckily there was no one to witness my incompetence.
Undoubtedly SLR pics are of a better quality though if you are happy to carry it and the extra faff in setting it all up.
Undoubtedly SLR pics are of a better quality though if you are happy to carry it and the extra faff in setting it all up.
Sony a5000 with an intervalometer got mine for under 100 quid all in.
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I've found the best app for self takes with an iPhone is 'Photo Timer+', no whistling or shouting required
I've found the best app for self takes with an iPhone is 'Photo Timer+', no whistling or shouting required
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Photo Timer + works well in conjunction with the built in iPhone voice control
Photo Timer + works well in conjunction with the built in iPhone voice control
Does anyone use a timer app on iPhone but use the better rear camera? I struggle to get photos lined up this way?
I know a previous poster mentioned saying “flip” but can't get my head around how that would work without physically moving the camera as if the front camera is on you and the fish and you say flip it would then be facing away (or I could just be having a moment...)
I know a previous poster mentioned saying “flip” but can't get my head around how that would work without physically moving the camera as if the front camera is on you and the fish and you say flip it would then be facing away (or I could just be having a moment...)
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I use the rear camera on my iPhone 11, in portrait mode it takes good pictures
There's a build in voice control you can use to press the button.
Set the phone up on the tripod and frame the picture so your unhooking mat is at the bottom of the screen and then kneel down as if holding a fish and take a test shot, repeat until happy the picture is framed properly then snap away
I use the rear camera on my iPhone 11, in portrait mode it takes good pictures
There's a build in voice control you can use to press the button.
Set the phone up on the tripod and frame the picture so your unhooking mat is at the bottom of the screen and then kneel down as if holding a fish and take a test shot, repeat until happy the picture is framed properly then snap away
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. . .I've gone the way of Glen B for barbel fishing as I can never be arsed to take my carpy camera kit (Bridge camera / Flash / Intervalometer / Tripod) . . .simple Android intervalometer app and phone on a bankstick with bracket. Only done days shots though so not sure about photos in the dark . . .
And on that basis whatever set up you shoot with, the best bits of kit are the cheap LED video lights. I use two of these at 45 degrees to the unhooking mat on banksticks (to remove shadowing) and and sometimes also a Ridgemonkey multi light in flood mode . . .this way the scene is well lit, you can remove your headtorch and self take away.
Not very stealth though and annoys the swim next door as he'll know you've caught and will invariably come over to have a nose . . . . . .at which point he could probably take the graffs for you . . .
. . .I've gone the way of Glen B for barbel fishing as I can never be arsed to take my carpy camera kit (Bridge camera / Flash / Intervalometer / Tripod) . . .simple Android intervalometer app and phone on a bankstick with bracket. Only done days shots though so not sure about photos in the dark . . .
And on that basis whatever set up you shoot with, the best bits of kit are the cheap LED video lights. I use two of these at 45 degrees to the unhooking mat on banksticks (to remove shadowing) and and sometimes also a Ridgemonkey multi light in flood mode . . .this way the scene is well lit, you can remove your headtorch and self take away.
Not very stealth though and annoys the swim next door as he'll know you've caught and will invariably come over to have a nose . . . . . .at which point he could probably take the graffs for you . . .
Has anyone tried them brackets which attach to the tripod thread, with an air release to press the shutter? Think Johnson Ross sell them. Are they any good? Seem a bit expensive for what they are.....
One quick tip that works for me. To get consistent self takes you need the two variables of height and distance from the fish to be the same every time. The height one is easily taken care of by always extending the tripod to the same height, or making a mark on your bank stick, or using a jag camera stick.
The distance from the mat is simple as well. Very handily, your landing net pole is the same length every time. Get into the habit of putting the spreader block on the edge of the mat, place the tripod at the other end. Now your distance is set the same every time you set up.
If you have a set system like this that you use every time. Then in the dark or in a panic you won't be faffing about setting up.
The distance from the mat is simple as well. Very handily, your landing net pole is the same length every time. Get into the habit of putting the spreader block on the edge of the mat, place the tripod at the other end. Now your distance is set the same every time you set up.
If you have a set system like this that you use every time. Then in the dark or in a panic you won't be faffing about setting up.
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I used to use one of those for years in the old days of film cameras. They are a bit het and miss to be honest. But cameras were manual then and it's all we had. Having now used an intervalometer id never go back to one. Trying to position the bulb under your knee was always fun with a fish misbehaving
I used to use one of those for years in the old days of film cameras. They are a bit het and miss to be honest. But cameras were manual then and it's all we had. Having now used an intervalometer id never go back to one. Trying to position the bulb under your knee was always fun with a fish misbehaving
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As some have said if you are happy to invest spend £300 on a used canon or nikon preferably a flip screen model with each brands respective 50mm canon or 35mm nikon budget primes. Cheap tripod and or intervelometer and your away. Have a good read up and practice shooting in manual as once you understand photography you will get so much more from your shots. I am really surprised in the amount of people saying phones are good for the job. Even with the latest tech phones its all smoke and mirrors, as the sensor is far too small to capture true sharp images. What I mean is the images appear sharp on a small screen but if you zoom in or blow the image up you will soon see the quality is lacking!
As some have said if you are happy to invest spend £300 on a used canon or nikon preferably a flip screen model with each brands respective 50mm canon or 35mm nikon budget primes. Cheap tripod and or intervelometer and your away. Have a good read up and practice shooting in manual as once you understand photography you will get so much more from your shots. I am really surprised in the amount of people saying phones are good for the job. Even with the latest tech phones its all smoke and mirrors, as the sensor is far too small to capture true sharp images. What I mean is the images appear sharp on a small screen but if you zoom in or blow the image up you will soon see the quality is lacking!
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I just use my phone, shoot a video and take out some decent images afterwards.
I just use my phone, shoot a video and take out some decent images afterwards.