BrickPi Selfie Stick
3. Set up your Pi Camera
Before building anything, you’ll need to setup and test your Raspberry Pi Camera (if you haven’t already.) It’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with how the camera works and where the pictures get saved – you may have to explore a little.
For tips on how to setup your camera properly, see the “Setting up the Camera” section of this other tutorial or this great link.