I love taking photos but as a model I am more accustomed to having the camera pointed at me than me pointing one at others. I have a good camera now and enjoy using it immensely but I never thought I would see the day when I purchased a tripod, and many would say I still haven't.

This is a tripod like no other I have ever seen and as a model I have seen many, it cost me less than 5 pounds and it doesn't reach heights of 5 or 6 foot, it cannot be classed as a professional piece of equipment but it does offer me something that I previously could not do.

When the girls and I go out partying there is always tons of photos of my girly`s but hardly any of me as I am always behind the camera but now I have this Hama Digi-Pod Tripod Compact that is no longer the case.

My camera has a timer setting so I can position the camera then hurry and get in the photo but until I bought this little tripod the problem was looking for a safe and steady surface to place the camera, now I just screw the camera onto the tripod and place it on the tables in pubs and clubs without worrying about it getting covered in spilled drinks.

The tripod folds almost completely flat so carrying it around isn't a worry, it fits into my handbag no worries and weighs practically nothing so I barely know it is there.

The tripod could of course be used to get a really steady shot if you have a little bit of a shaky hand and are using a lot of zoom or a slowish shutter speed when you tend to get blur but for me it is really just so I can get in the photos with my friends.

The tripod is silver in colour and has black rubber feet which are great as it means it wont slip and slide even on tables in pubs soaked with drink as I mentioned earlier. A great little item that cost me only £2.99 and I would recommend it to others for sure.