Photo Tips

[kate]

Alright.. I'm jealous. Most of the photos in the forum are excellent.. how do you do it? I can't seem to get a half decent shot of my axies.. the glass reflects, it's blurred, etc.

Any tips on how to take excellent photos of axies?

Thanks!

 

[mooncat99]

What camera have you got???

 

[joan]

Kate, one good way is to use the flash, but to shoot on an angle. Don't shoot straight on, or you'll get a bad glare. Move slightly to the left or right and take the picture.

 

[karen]

A good camera helps as well Kate. My pics at the mo are just of blurry white water lol. Shame really cos my guys now seems to love chilling in his plants - and it looks SO sweet !

 

[joan]

A camera is only as good as its user. Even a 'bad' camera can take good pictures, as long as you know what you're doing.

 

[emily]

I have a digital camera that took me ages to find out how to tank nice photos. I found that i you muck around with the settings it sometimes helps. If you have a digital camera with the 'flower' setting, thats good for close ups. Also, sometimes it helps if you sit a reasonable distance from the tank and zoom in, that way your not so close to get the relection off the glass. Depending on your tank light, you sometimes dont need to use the flash. I agree with Joan, if you take the photo on an angle its usually clearer. The use of a tripod can help, with some settings its hard to take nice photos because the camera must be still. If you dont have a tripod, i usually use a small table and a heap of books to get the right height and then take the photo. I hope these ideas help, its a matter of trial and error with the type of camera and lighting that you have. Maybe do a google search on photo taking of fish tanks, I havnt done this, but you never know, might find something useful

 

[joan]

Also, using in-tank lighting (Like a fluorescent light over the tank), or a flashlight into the tank (think 'spotlight'), is better than using outside the tank lighting.

 

[kate]

I've got a Canon IXUS.. it's pretty good but sometimes a bit slow. Emily, I've used the flower setting on the camera.. it does make it easier!

I think I might have to pull out my old non-digital camera.. I seem to have more luck with it!