RochelleMay Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 DOes any one have tips for taking photos of my fish tank and close ups of fish in it. Ive got a flash 7mp camera but my photos always seem blurred and i want some real nice close ups of indivdual fish :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Tripod.. one of the best tips i can give you, the other is to have the tank lights on, and the room lights off and i always take them at night, as MarkLB says, you end up taking 25 odd photos and then pick the good ones, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 - glass very very clean (dont use chemicals though) - use a flash but try to take photos on an angle, so the flash doesn't bounce off the glass Those are the first steps without getting complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 if you get serious, you can make a photo tank that you can place fish in... the one I have just made is 300 high x 150 wide by 50mm deep. I have made this from low ion glass which is 99% clear rather than the blue green natural colour of normal glass. After cleaning all glass, you place the photo tank against the existing tank so the fish is against " natural" background but is held in a small area making focusing a lot easier but only if your really serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 if you get serious, you can make a photo tank that you can place fish in... the one I have just made is 300 high x 150 wide by 50mm deep. I have made this from low ion glass which is 99% clear rather than the blue green natural colour of normal glass. After cleaning all glass, you place the photo tank against the existing tank so the fish is against " natural" background but is held in a small area making focusing a lot easier but only if your really serious Dang, and heres me just using the plastic container the business cards came in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 what ever works is great... With me being a glass merchant, I tend to look at what I can do within my trade and low ion glass is great for that type of work The best fish photos I have seen are taken without a tripod and with the fish in small show tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 If your camera has a macro mode, use it, that way photo's won't come out blurry. Personally I don't use the flash as it tends to wash out the colour but it does bring out the irridescent colours of some fishes scales. One more thing: Patience, that photo will come, just give it time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochelleMay Posted June 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 thanks. Ive been waiting patiently as it is hard to photo my gouramis and fighter they are really friendly to me and my face and hands but as soon as i put something unusual near the tank they just scatter and hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Sometimes I think a camera lens looks like a big mouth to the fish :lol: I use a tripod and keep the camera 2 or 3 metres from the tank, then the fish don't even see you. Use zoom to get in on the fish. The more optical zoom the better as opposed to digital zoom. A continuous shooting mode is handy. For tank pics I use the self timer so the camera is as still as possible and like Casper said....take heaps of images. A tip I read in another thread is to remove the heaters etc from the tank to give a cleaner look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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