Fish and Tank Photography Tips?

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

There are some great photos in here, of fish in their tanks...and some not so good.

To those of you who consistently take crystal clear shots of your tank contents, how do you do it?
Do you simply take hundreds of shots, trawl through them all and then edit the best, or do you use specific techniques?

I've got a decent camera (Nikon P900 Coolpix) and have no issue with birds, landscapes and close-ups, etc., but getting the fish is problematic for a variety of (probably well-known) reasons.
I've also trawled through the Forum and found nothing suitable, by way of a How To.

Tanks in advance.

 

[Essjay]

How about this thread

Taking Great Fish Photos (How To)

Hi all, There have been many great threads here with some excellent tips, having scanned most of them, I have learned lots of great things. Hopefully those with 'the knowledge' will post back with their tips to share. I am no 'pro' but have taken enough photos of my fish to fill a small truck...

www.fishforums.net

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

How about this thread

Taking Great Fish Photos (How To)

Hi all, There have been many great threads here with some excellent tips, having scanned most of them, I have learned lots of great things. Hopefully those with 'the knowledge' will post back with their tips to share. I am no 'pro' but have taken enough photos of my fish to fill a small truck...

www.fishforums.net

Aaaaah....'photos' and NOT 'photographs' or 'photography' for the Search.
Ta.

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Aaaaah....'photos' and NOT 'photographs' or 'photography' for the Search.
Ta.

...And I would've had to go through some 13 years of posts to find it!

 

[Colin_T]

Clean the inside and outside of the glass tank.
Do a big water change and gravel clean 24 hours before taking pictures.
Have lots of light above the tank.

Don't wear light clothing because it shows up on the digital pictures.
If you get lots of reflection from the glass, close the curtains and turn the room light off so the only light is above the tank and from the camera flash.

Try to use a camera with a manual focus lens.
Have the camera flash on.
Set the shutter speed to 1/100 or higher (1/250, 1/500)
Set the ISO on 64 or 100

Have the camera slightly higher than the fish and face the front of the fish. This reduces glare off the glass and gets the best colours from the fish.

The following link has a few more pointers.

Photography

I just can't seem to take a decent picture of fish. The lighting is wrong or the fish keep darting around and the glare on the glass ruins it. I tried different cameras and everything I can think of. I just ain't no Jock Cousteau.

www.fishforums.net

 

[Shiverz]

I just point and shoot, They call me the Cowboy... Well they would if anybody saw me do it.... maybe...

 

[FishHobby99]

There are some great photos in here, of fish in their tanks...and some not so good.

To those of you who consistently take crystal clear shots of your tank contents, how do you do it?
Do you simply take hundreds of shots, trawl through them all and then edit the best, or do you use specific techniques?

I've got a decent camera (Nikon P900 Coolpix) and have no issue with birds, landscapes and close-ups, etc., but getting the fish is problematic for a variety of (probably well-known) reasons.
I've also trawled through the Forum and found nothing suitable, by way of a How To.

Tanks in advance.

Very similar to a thread i posted today. Great reply from Colin

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Very similar to a thread i posted today. Great reply from Colin

And I'm sure someone else will post the same question at some point in the future.
Yours today.
Mine on the 26th June.
An original, way back in 2003.

 

[FishHobby99]

ikr?

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

ikr?

I s'pose you have a choice...it's either;

• Great minds think alike, or
• Fools seldom differ.

 

[FishHobby99]

I’d like to be able to take photos like this new guy here does.