Home Video Hints: Shooting Under Cover

You may think that shooting unobtrusively is just for spying on bad guys or hotties at the beach; but covert videography has many other uses, even for casual shooters. If you ever wished you were invisible or just a fly on the wall, here are some tips.

But first, why would an upstanding citizen like you want to shoot sneaky? Well, think about these situations:

  •   Your toddler talks a blue streak, except when she sees a camcorder aimed at her. Then she just wants to chew the camcorder instead of the fat.
  •   The birthday party kids greet you by mugging, sticking their tongues out, and holding up two-finger horns behind other guests' heads.
  •   The Tom Cruise of your home-grown heist movie does a beautiful job in rehearsals, but then blows every take.
  •   Villagers from a foreign land turn their backs on you and pull their children safely indoors.
  •   Animal Control refuses to believe that a bear has invaded the suburbs of Cleveland and declared war on your backyard trash cans.

    Let's look at some easy techniques for shooting very, very q…

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