MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER AT WORK

By Dan Miller 

July 22, 2008 

That's me, the artsy looking guy setting up a timer-controlled camera. 

Oops, the camera misfired before I was quite set. 

This kind of picture-taking may be intimidating for you.... but it's really easy for someone like me, who's worked in media, around cameras, as long as I have. I can quickly teach you how to do it. 

Here's all you have to do. 

Figure out where everybody needs to stand.... 

Place the camera in a firm, steady spot.... 

Push the button.... 

Get in place.... 

Relax and smile.... 

There's no hurry, since the camera allows you 10 or 12 seconds to get to your spot and pose.... 

Listen for the "click".... 

And there's your photo. 

This took place on the California coast a little north of San Francisco. 

My keen eye immediately told me I'd found a perfect setting to capture a beautiful photograph of my wife Karen, myself and our daughter McKensie, with a panoramic view of the Pacific in the background. 

My wife suggested maybe we should ask someone nearby to snap a picture of us. I wanted none of that. 

At first I tried placing the camera on the roof of our rental car. 

When that didn't work, I cleverly mounted it on the armrest of the passenger seat. 

OK, so it took about 15 minutes.... but, as you can see, the 5th photo proved to be worth the effort. 

Maybe someday I'll use Photoshop to airbrush all that gang graffiti off the wall, and it'll be suitable for framing.

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