Tripod Quotes

My parents had bought a video camera for us to film Christmases and other family events. I took it down to the beach, set up a tripod, and I would grab two other friends, and we'd take turns filming and surfing. Then, at the end of the day, I'd go home and I'd make a video for everybody to watch.

I'm too impatient to use a tripod.

In my films that I've directed, and my work in commercials and videos, I've rarely used handheld. It's just not something I'm drawn to, but I've seen it done very well.

Be sure to take the lens cap off before photographing.

I'm not very good with stills. I get all twitchy.

I'm not wild about hand-held shots.

Some cameras are heavier and need to be on tripods. Others are small enough to hide in your pocket. There are places where you don't want to feel like you are disturbing anything, so I may use a camera like that.

In the early days of picture-taking, the exposure shutter had to stay open for a long time, so you had to stay really still.

I always have a ring light with me.

Mummy, Bea and I call ourselves 'the Tripod' - they are my best friends in the world.