Ok so what I basically did was to position the camera on a tripod and manually focus on the test paper area and keeping the printer cover DOWN. As like Frew is saying it is pretty dangerous to attempt to take pictures with the printer cover open and magnet trick, not worth messing up your eyes! Even with the cover down I stand and look away from the laser and take the picture with a remote. With different modes on the camera you can get a really nice pic of the laser with the hood down.
I have put a separate thread here if anyone can help with my laser results: