i'm trying to put together a simple setup for photographing consoles & i think i'm close to what i want but not quite
i've got it laid flat on a table with a ring light above it & i want the camera to point straight down through the light but on a tripod i can only point it down at an angle (see pic)
anyone have any ideas for how i could achieve this, if it involves buying something not-too-expensive i don't mind
@lion I swear that looks like it says SUGON
@elfi Subor deez nuts
@lion it's amazing how well it works even as intended
@lion I've boosted to see if anyone following me has any ideas, but my first thought is: do you have a way to angle the surface you're photographing on to match the angle of the camera? I’d imagine with a bit of trying you could make something out of cardboard so the consoles are supported. The angle looks low enough that I don't expect anything would slide off?
@coffeentacos @lion that's what i was gonna suggest, yeah; and if not that, stick something under one leg of the tripod, to tip the whole tripod forward slightly.
@RavenWorks
This was my first thought too: put a book under one of the tripod legs
@coffeentacos Yeah I might have to do that. I found a folder that gives it about the right angle so that could be a decent enough solution
what i tried already is a tripod extender like this which can get it in the right position, but my tripod is pretty cheap and it doesn't feel like the head part will hold up with the camera on the extension at a 90 degree angle cos it throws off the centre of gravity so much.
i don't really want to have to buy a new tripod