Picture Taking

[PonE619]

I was just wondering what method everybody is using to take photo of their tanks, I wanna find a way to take nice clean shots... also what cameras are you using?

[ricestudios]

sony digital camera mini cd 6megapix with a carl zeiss lens

just point and shoot

actualy is a 4mega pix i think.

[PonE619]

do you turn off all the lights in the room except for the tank light?

[ricestudios]

Originally posted by PonE619
do you turn off all the lights in the room except for the tank light?


lol i dont even have a room light, its all my tank lights that light up my room.

[brahm]

i turn off all other lights so my glass won't reflect what is behind me.

[PonE619]

Thanks!:D

[suver569]

I use a canon powershot s50. Mostly I use the auto mode, macro, no flash. You have to use a tripod and use a 2+ second delay to eliminate blurry pics.

Turn off your filters, powerheads, clean your glass, then fire away.

[PonE619]

That's a lot more help!

I was taking my pics w/ a sony exlim 4 mega pixel camera w/o the flash too but it's still blurry, I'll try turning off the fliter and powerhead.

[TommyD]

If possible; Use manual focus. This really helps.

Also; don't use the digital zoom unless the subject is fairly still.

I can't get anything good with my dads sony; but my Canon G2 works well for me.

[pk-sd]

1. Turn off all other lights in the room.
2. Use a tripod.
3. Turn-off camera flash.
4. Lift the canopy half way (reduce light by 50%).
5. Use outdoor (sun) white balance. It’s a manual adjustment on most cameras.
6. Turn-off filters and power-heads.
7. Use Photoshop to adjust levels if needed.
8. Share pictures.:)


PK

[ricestudios]

Originally posted by pk-sd
1. Turn off all other lights in the room.
2. Use a tripod.
3. Turn-off camera flash.
4. Lift the canopy half way (reduce light by 50%).
5. Use outdoor (sun) white balance. It’s a manual adjustment on most cameras.
6. Turn-off filters and power-heads.
7. Use Photoshop to adjust levels if needed.
8. Share pictures.:)


PK

also check reflection so you dont get your self taking the picture!

[pk-sd]

Originally posted by ricestudios
also check reflection so you dont get your self taking the picture!

I agree, keep camera at an angle if possible. Move away from the tank and zoom-in (I have 10x optical zoom). Or use macro, that would fix the reflection problem also.

PK

[Bickmade]

I use a 3.1MP Kodak 6340. My girlfriend bought a magnifying glass and it makes the macro shot look so much better. look under member tanks and check out ghetto macro shots!

[REEFWAVE]

i use a nikon coolpix 4300, 4 mp. i have it in either manual mode or macro. no flash with the white balence set by using the sand in tank with full light as the test subject. if you dont have a tri-pod try using the timer mode, just not having to push the button down was enough to make my pictures much better as far as blur.

[ricestudios]

Originally posted by REEFWAVE
if you dont have a tri-pod try using the timer mode, just not having to push the button down was enough to make my pictures much better as far as blur.


ahhhhhh good idea! timer! hrmm i got to try that!