How Do You Take Good Photos?

[Loen210]

Hello all,
Many of you have so many beautiful photographs of your fishies. I don't understand how that is possible to take such good photos of someone inside of a tank. I have tried taking so many, also to help show his symptoms with no luck. Example: Yesterday I tried taking some of "Troy," who isn't doing too well, to take into PETCO for some help on diagnose/treatments for him. But they all come out blurry, and not clear, and not accurage.

Any tips on taking photos. Or are you all just (even on the side) professional photographers? I have a CASIO 7.2 pixel camera, which should be good quality enough. I also tried to write to BettaMomma, who had many, many postings of her fish, "Lucky," growing back his tail. But her message inbox was too full, and then I tried to send her an email, but that came back saying undeliverable. She also sounds experienced with helping to nurse betta back to health?

Thanks all,
Hana

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BettaMomma,

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Hello BettaMomma,

I was doing searches on the forum for any advice on help with my betta fish, Troy. I only found postings of your's (must have had the word "blind" which I was looking for, as it came up under search). Sounded like two years ago, but progress for your poor "LuckY" whose tail was growing back. Hope it went well, and that he is perhaps still living in good spirits?

I have a general questions... How on earth do you take such good pictures of fish? I have tried so many times to get photos of my betta fish, especially since I need some guidance or help to help him get better. Every one I take, is blurry, and bad. I have a a pretty good quality camera that's CASIO and 7.2 pixels. I took some photos to take to PETCO for some advice, but they were not clear enough. Any guidance would be appreciated. And if you have time, please read my posting from yesterday about my poor betta fish. I do not know how and what to get to treat him.

Thanks in advance,
Hana

p.s. Read this posting of your's: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...16&hl=blind

 

[FBTgirl]

It took me forever to get good pics of mine. What I do is soom out as much as you can and then put the camera as close as you can to the tank. But that might not work for everyone

 

[knt5005]

Look in the owner's manual for your camera. There may/should be a setting for close photography, and in some cases, very close photography. I know mine does, but mine is an Olympus. I would suggest looking for that setting, otherwise you can always back up, take a really high definition picture, and crop it.

 

[FBTgirl]

 

[K.J.]

What camera do you have? Most of the time you can go to a menu (I get to mine my getting onto the regular screen and then pushing OK) and exposure mode. look for the flower setting or macro, and then adjust the camera until you can take a pic.

 

[Lynda B]

I have a Kodak EasyShare Z7590. I use the "self-portrait" setting.

I should add that I have a bugger of a time trying to get good pictures of my husband's fish. He has an acrylic tank. With my tanks, which are all glass, I have no problems at all.

 

[lilfishie]

only have tank lights on, all others off, use macro setting (flower icon) will still need to take a few before you get a good one but it depends of the fish too, i have one that will stay still for about 15 seconds so i always get desent pictures of her but another doesn't stay still at all, could try putting them in a smaller container for the pics, many people do that

 

[zoekin8yg]

good lighting and clear tank helps

 

[Glod]

The things I do to take fish pics...

1/ Have patience and take 50 for each good one

2/ Make sure there are no other lights to cause reflections.

3/ Don't use the flash on a compact camera. The reflections in the glass/water interface will spoil 99% of your shots. The flash will also stress your fish and make him run and hide.

4/ Use the Macro setting (Usually a flower Icon) for focus.

5/ If you can use manual settings it's a lot easier, if not try focussing on an object in the tank roughly where you expect the fish to be. Then press and keep the shutter button held half way in to auto focus on the object, then move the camera until the fish is clear in the viewfinder before pressing all the way down.

6/ Take lots of pictures, law of averages says one of them will be presentable

Good luck with the pic taking, practice is the name of the game. I'm sure you'll soon have a nice collection of fish photos

 

[-germ-]

My experience is that a good(ish) camera phone'll do most of the work for you....