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Julian Keeler
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A few months ago I was happy staying at home not venturing out of the house at all. Then i found photography and enjoyed a couple of hours out each week. Then after i fell and bust my camera i was lost again but only for a short time with heart felt thanks to everyone on here who helped me. Now a new problem has arisen, I want to be out every day snapping away. it doesn't let me dwell on my disabilities etc. When i am stuck in the house i long to be out with my camera a different place every day. so many things and places i want to capture on my camera. its getting me down that i can't :-(
 
Have a look in the macro section for water drops....... very addictive :D
 
Excellent idea, look at the small things around you, toy cars, vases, flowers. Practice a bit of lighting, perhaps see if you can a get a small lightbox. Loads of things to do even when you can't get out.
And Julian, we all feel that way, I sit in work wishing I could go out with the camera all day every day but I can't. So be patient and look at little things they are fun too. :thumbs:

Andy
 
It's difficult to find things to shoot at home but you could practice some kinds of shots. Water drop shots are good, birds in the garden, panning practice on the main road outside, portraits in the house, product photography of anything lying around.....
 
Agree on home macro, I love shooting random crap whilst I'm sitting at my desk.

Why not see if you can lure some wildlife into your garden with a few warm mince pies knocking around late evening time?
 
I too am disabled, but I'm bed-bound 24/7.

I have obviously had to adapt and one of the first things that had to got was my DSLR as it was to heavy for me.

I traded down for a canon G11 and with the sale of my telescopes and astrophotography gear have now grabbed a Panasonic G1 and a few lenses.

I have gone down the macro route to a degree, friends and family, even my carers all bring me in interesting objects or plants they find laying around, for me to shoot.

I also have an area with a blank wall I can use for portraits and an open window I can shoot through for moon, bird etc shots.

It's not so much about our disability as it is our ingenuity in either overcoming or side-stepping the problems they bring us.

I for instance am stuck in a specialist metal framed profiling bed, but found a wheeled table cheap in argos that I could use for a little studio, I then got a little 1ft light cube and a couple of bright led lights and voilà!! macro studio !!

I also got an little manfrotto modo tripod thats small enough for me to manage and will carry either camera I use with no issue, the really great thing is its so versatile and flattens out almost completely, I am also getting an opticron hide clamp, centre column and 3 way head which will clamp to the side of my bed giving me a stable platform for larger lenses (something thats been an issue in the last 24 hours) for shooting birds and the moon etc.

My next plans are to get some turf in a cat litter tray, sow it with wildflower seeds and create a mini meadow on the table next to the bed so I can shoot it and the creatures I hope will find their way into it.

So don't give up.. just adapt to what you can manage on the day and make the most of it.

PS I think the opticron hide clamp might adapt to mounting on a wheelchair if you need one.
 
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