Great Photos, So How Do You Do It!

[doresy]

Ok, so great photos on this forum (seen FREMLIN.New Tank) None of them mine So how do you do it guys (ok, and dolls!) I have some good gear and do excellent motorcross action shots (handy on a TFF) Lights off in Manual, fast speed, app wide open F2.8, black picture! App priority F2.8, camera chooses s. speed ..blurred fish. Shutter priority 120th sec f2.8, tripod and timer...blurred fish. Flash....p****d off fish. Macro, blurred fish..........I WANNA DO IT BUT HOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

 

[Fremlin]

I use an aperture of between 2.2 and 2.8. It doesn't allow for a great depth of field but it allows you a greater shutter speed. I also set it to aperture priority. I set the ISO to either 400 or 800, no flash, use spot metering and hold the camera as still as you possibly can, (possibly resting on something if you don't have a steady hand. I also set the contrast to slightly darker, which helps you get a faster shutter speed, in turn stopping your pictures from blurring. Then if it is a touch too dark I can use photoshop to lighten it up a bit.

 

[richchappy]

see pinned topic at the top

 

[doresy]

I use an aperture of between 2.2 and 2.8. It doesn't allow for a great depth of field but it allows you a greater shutter speed. I also set it to aperture priority. I set the ISO to either 400 or 800, no flash, use spot metering and hold the camera as still as you possibly can, (possibly resting on something if you don't have a steady hand. I also set the contrast to slightly darker, which helps you get a faster shutter speed, in turn stopping your pictures from blurring. Then if it is a touch too dark I can use photoshop to lighten it up a bit.

Cheers, (great photos BTW) Forgot about the ISO thing (since digital forgot about loads) F2.8 is as big as she goes. Spot metering too, Jeeeeez back to photo school for me!

 

[anodized]

if i want pics of my fish swimming i'll set the camera up on a tripod, use bracketing and just hold down the shutter. eventually there will be a pic with less movement that isn't blurry

for tank shots you can again use a tripod, a timer, and a longer shutter exposure and set the depth of field accordingly

my camera has a light meter that reads +/- 3.0, when its at zero i know the exposure will be decent.

 

[raptorrex]

Well i use both no flash and flash. the technique is different but both can result in good pictures.

your problem is, you just aint got enough light. it may be worth looking at a additional light to pop in the tank before you shoot.

Tripods are fine, but restrict your freedom of movement. try bracing yourself against the tank, as stated above, set a higher ISO (be warned you lose quality) you do MX shots so may well be able to adapt your panning technique, to minimise blur.

using flash is just a case of applying some geometry. never allow the camera to be at 90 degrees to the glass, angle your camera up, down, left or right. if you get flash back, try holding the camera a different way, upside-down, flash on the left, flash on the right.

the amount of light in the room, as you take the pictures, will have no effect, except to cause unwanted reflections.
shots with flash

shots without

 

[doresy]

Well i use both no flash and flash. the technique is different but both can result in good pictures.

your problem is, you just aint got enough light. it may be worth looking at a additional light to pop in the tank before you shoot.

Tripods are fine, but restrict your freedom of movement. try bracing yourself against the tank, as stated above, set a higher ISO (be warned you lose quality) you do MX shots so may well be able to adapt your panning technique, to minimise blur.

using flash is just a case of applying some geometry. never allow the camera to be at 90 degrees to the glass, angle your camera up, down, left or right. if you get flash back, try holding the camera a different way, upside-down, flash on the left, flash on the right.

the amount of light in the room, as you take the pictures, will have no effect, except to cause unwanted reflections.
shots with flash

shots without

NICE ONE