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isa runs a DIY blog – she was out
of ideas to make something for her
husband for Father’s Day when she
saw a picture of a camera extender.
“I needed something that telescoped
in on itself, but was strong enough to support the
camera,” writes Lisa. A little research later, she
decided to use an old umbrella. She first removed
the canopy from the umbrella and then used pliers
to strip away all the metal support ribs to leave
just the main pole. She then drilled a hole in thetop to fit in a screw. Lisa made sure the hole was
long enough to leave some threads of the screw
exposed. Here she screwed a mini tripod camera
holder. After shaving off some of the
plastic cover of the umbrella, she
was done. Remember though,
the DIY selfie stick doesn’t
have a mechanism to trigger
the camera’s shutter. Lisa
suggests using a camera app
with a long enough timer to allow
you to set up the shot. If you can
live with this minor inconvenience,
Lisa says you can save yourself quite
a lot of money, even if you had to buy
everything for the hack.Improviser’s Toolbox: Umbrella
SMARTPHONE
CAMERA
EXTENDER
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“ the DIY selfie
stick doesn’t have a
mechanism to trigger
the camera’s shutter “Lisa Richards
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