I had just put an old frying pan in the trash because the coating was peeling off in the food (ick), when I saw a Facebook post about turning a frying pan into a base to hold your camera at a low perspective. I had an old tripod we could take the head off of, and my very handy husband knocked this out in a few minutes! The directions called for removing the handle off the frying pan, but we left it on to hang it between uses. And, I found the handle was useful when shifting the pod for a certain shot. Thanks Honey!
And, boy does it work great!
Next, I left the settings the same and just changed the focus between these 3 shots: