Make Your Photo Subjects Laugh!
Got kids (or other subjects, for that matter) who suddenly get shy around a camera? For all you Nikon lovers out there who also happen to take pictures of kids, this is a fun way to get a smile out of your little one!
How cute/strange is this little Pez-dispensing hot shoe attachment? (Note: A hot shoe is a mounting point on the top of a camera to attach a flash unit or other accessories.) Just point it in someone’s face, wait for the smile or laugh and get yourself a great shot. Read this easy step-by-step tutorial on photo.net for instructions on how to make this hilarious kid distraction for yourself!
Not sure if anyone’s tried this for other non-Nikon cameras yet. It’d be fun to see if it works.
Responses and Conversations
Hot shoes are standard across all cameras, so this will work on non-Nikon cameras too.
Comment by Martin on June 28th, 2006 at 11:47 am
I saw this, and was going to write a post on it.. You beat me to it! Hah.. I haven’t had much to post on for the past few days, and I’ve been sort of lazy. :-/ Need to find something fresh.
And oh, I was going to try that on my camera.. Once I find a PEZ dispenser.
Comment by Mike on June 28th, 2006 at 5:39 pm
Oh man, Mike. If you do this, you HAVE to post about it! And please take some pictures. Although, how do you take pictures of your camera? Hmm…
Comment by Amy Frazier on June 28th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
Well, I’ve got 250 Pez dispensers in my closet… Guess I’ve finally found a use for them!!!
Comment by Stephanie Simpson on July 3rd, 2006 at 8:54 pm
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Comment by Shooting the Kids - » Getting Up Close To Your Subjects on August 4th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Hot shoes are standard across all cameras, so this will work on non-Nikon cameras too.
Actually, Konica-Minolta (and now Sony) have an inverted mount.
Comment by Dave on August 14th, 2006 at 12:04 am
Haha! I’m Federico Sartorio, the original poster of this Pez “hack”
I just googled my name and some sites showed up with this photo.net thread! I’m really happy this spread around the web!
Comment by Federico Sartorio on August 23rd, 2006 at 10:27 am
karamba12@gmail.com
Comment by karamba on March 6th, 2007 at 1:28 pm