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Self-portrait Dec 2011

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Another photo here: [link]

I am holding my Nikon D7000 with my new battery grip.
Used a D90 + 18-105mm VR on tripod with two silver umbrellas (SB-900 and SB-600 flashes)

I wanted to do the self-portrait remotely without buying a remote. This is my solution:
I put my laptop on a chair between me standing and the D90 on tripod. I attached the D90 to laptop with a USB cable and used tethered capture, so that the photo goes straight to the laptop hard drive and screen, skipping the camera's memory card and relatively small screen.

The camera could then be triggered by clicking a button on the laptop screen. To remain standing where I was, I plugged in the mouse and moved it over the button to take the photo (it also autofocus, very useful for self-portraits). The mouse cable was longer so I could stand where I wanted to.

www.michael.currin.co.za [link]
Image size
598x900px 378.59 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D90
Shutter Speed
1/200 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
58 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Dec 16, 2011, 12:32:49 PM
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