Forget the tripod and pull out the multipurpose c stand.
													
																	Attach camera to c stand. 
									
	
		
	
																	You also have more room to move freely under the camera without worrying about knocking into tripod legs. 
																	They have wide legs that can support a lot of weight when it s balanced properly. 
																	There are 100 s of items that are made that can attach to a c stand arm. 
																	B h and adorama both have their own brand of c stands b h is impact and adorama is flashpoint. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	They re pretty rock solid. 
																	They re also easy to connect other things to like a grip head and arm. 
																	The camera bracket below in particular is super handy for rigging a camera on the end of the arm. 
																	But are they worth 120 150. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	This gives you a boomed camera over the top of your scene that can point straight down. 
																	C stands are more than just a heavy duty light stand. 
																	His reason for this is simple. 
																	The light stand peter uses is a c stand. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	You don t have to stand on the table to get those beautiful overhead photographs of your latest fabulous food creation.