How Do You Get A Good Picture?

snake007 · Jan 20, 2012

Is there a certain way to get a good picture of a fish besides having a good camera? Lol
I need to put another identification pic of a catfish and a few more but I cant get a good one, Its all blurry and fish keeps moving around, is there a trick or something to getting a good picture?

Thanks

SaTiVa1984 · Jan 20, 2012

snake007 said:
Is there a certain way to get a good picture of a fish besides having a good camera? Lol
I need to put another identification pic of a catfish and a few more but I cant get a good one, Its all blurry and fish keeps moving around, is there a trick or something to getting a good picture?

Thanks

Take a look at this sticky topic in another section, it might help:

Taking Great Fish Photos (How To)

snake007 · Jan 20, 2012

Thanks

Lufbramatt · Jan 20, 2012

The trick is take loads and loads of pictures- even with a DSLR and a nice macro lens, I'll take about 50 pictures and end up with about 5-6 that are worth keeping.

StandbySetting · Jan 20, 2012

Get to know your camera and its capabilities and what each of the different settings does.

the_lock_man · Jan 20, 2012

Try reading the instruction manual?

Mowbz · Jan 20, 2012

Lufbramatt said:
The trick is take loads and loads of pictures- even with a DSLR and a nice macro lens, I'll take about 50 pictures and end up with about 5-6 that are worth keeping.

Same here. I use a DSLR on Sports Continuous mode and super fast shutter speed, stops the blur when they move.

Also helps, if you want to get really clear pictures, to put the lens ON the tank glass. It stops reflections from other light sources. You also shouldnt ever need to use a flash.

As soon as i get my internet back up at home (at work currently) ill upload what ive been taking with how i did it.