# Non photoguy cheap camera tip **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 24, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203 "2007-11-24T16:33:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203/1 "2007-11-24T16:33:38Z")
I’ve been very unhappy with the flash on my old point and shoot when doing close up portrait shots. So tonight I decided to experiment and found that two sheets of toilet paper over the flash made a huge difference. Shot 1, as Olympus designed it. ![http://home.roadrunner.com/~jdsears/images/2small.jpg](http://home.roadrunner.com/~jdsears/images/2small.jpg) Shot 2, post toilet paper mod. ![http://home.roadrunner.com/~jdsears/images/1small.jpg](http://home.roadrunner.com/~jdsears/images/1small.jpg) Much better huh? Be real glad when I order my new camera and don’t have to do crap like this anymore. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elmisterioso666](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/elmisterioso666/32/5107_2.png) [@elmisterioso666](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmisterioso666)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203/2 "2007-11-24T16:58:07Z")
toilet paper LOL NICE ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203/3 "2007-11-24T17:08:52Z")
take the photo from farther away and use the zoom ---
**Author:** ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203/4 "2007-11-24T17:15:04Z")
awww ---
**Author:** ![audios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@audios](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/audios)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203/5 "2007-11-24T18:01:05Z")
your poor kid. i cant wait for the post next year, jays: wtf:good eye doctor for my daughter v.she keeps bumping into walls ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203/6 "2007-11-24T18:30:37Z")
[quote=“Violator,post:3,topic:39203"”] take the photo from farther away and use the zoom [/quote] :lol: What zoom? Fixed lense FTL. I’m shopping new entry level DSLR’s right now. ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203/7 "2007-11-24T18:31:36Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:6,topic:39203"”] I’m shopping new entry level DSLR’s right now. [/quote] Plus, on most SLRs you can control the level of the flash, so you wont need toilet paper! ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203/8 "2007-11-24T18:33:20Z")
[quote=“audios,post:5,topic:39203"”] your poor kid. i cant wait for the post next year, jays: wtf:good eye doctor for my daughter v.she keeps bumping into walls [/quote] ROFL 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203/9 "2007-11-24T19:08:37Z")
Holy shit!!! TOILET PAPER MAKES BABY HAPPY! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/non-photoguy-cheap-camera-tip/39203/10 "2007-11-24T20:20:52Z")
Haha… nice camera… The mod does wonders.