Tired of being unable to take good photos of your
friends / kids? Here's my tutorial on how to create the cheapest and
wackiest hot-shoe attachement for your camera.
First of all, buy a
PEZ sweet dispenser in any grocery store (they are sold everywhere in
Europe, I hope they are in the USA too). The more ridiculous, the
better. [fig. A.]. The base ("feet") of the dispenser should look
like this [fig. B.]
Now, using a cutter, trim the feet of the dispenser [fig. C.] leaving a 2-3 mm wide plastic strip on each side [fig. D.] Check the width of your camera's hot shoe if you are not sure. And avoid trimming your fingers.
Slide the dispenser in the hot shoe of your camera, it should fit naturally! [Fig. E.] And its sweet-dispensing capabilities are retained! Yum! [Fig. F]
Now you are ready to shoot! The best use for this attachement is to make people laugh and quickly snap a joyful portrait of them. You can then reward them with a sweet for added happiness. I've tested it on kids and friends and it works most of the time!
my nikon F-100 equipped with 105 2.5 Ais and the infamous PEZ dispenser
It sounds like a great idea for when you're shooting children. Sure to keep them interested and attentive, especially if you show them how it dispenses candy!
