Digital picture tips - Aquarium Advice

SpEd · 06-12-2005, 01:25 PM

I got a digital camera for fathers day!!! Was just curious what tips, if any, are there for photographing aquariums and fish. Thought my might try to post some pics of my tank later today.

malkore · 06-12-2005, 01:31 PM

1. use a tripod
2. do it in the evening when the sun has gone down - turn off all lights in the room and use only teh tank to light the photo (but not necessarily ALL the lighting, as this can bleach out the photo if your camera can't adjust to it)
3. turn off the flash
4. take 2-3 shots each time
5. its better to take large, higher resolution photos, and the scale them down in photo editing software. when the original uses more resolution, the scaled down photo will look better than if you'd used a lower resolution that was the same size as the scaled down photo. the more pixels, the better.

As far as posting, try to get the file size under 50Kb, so the people on dial-up have an easier time viewing them.

SpEd · 06-12-2005, 01:35 PM

Thanks for the tips

reefrunner69 · 06-12-2005, 04:48 PM

There are a couple of good threads in the photography section of the site with lots of tips on shooting your aquarium.

06-12-2005, 01:25 PM	#1
SpEd Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: TX Posts: 73 Images: 4	Digital picture tips I got a digital camera for fathers day!!! Was just curious what tips, if any, are there for photographing aquariums and fish. Thought my might try to post some pics of my tank later today. __________________ 75 gallon fish/reef - 50 lbs liverock - [acronym:ffc72093af="Very high output fluorescent"]4 VHO[/acronym:ffc72093af] lighting (2 acentic) - 2 Eheim canisters 2 clowns - 1 damsels - 1 royal gramma - 1 coral banded shrimp - 1 cleaner shimp - 1 emerald crabs - assortment of snails and hermits - sandsifting star - orange starfish - 1 hammer - 1 bubble - 1 toadstool - 1 small colony of zoos

06-12-2005, 01:31 PM	#2
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	1. use a tripod 2. do it in the evening when the sun has gone down - turn off all lights in the room and use only teh tank to light the photo (but not necessarily ALL the lighting, as this can bleach out the photo if your camera can't adjust to it) 3. turn off the flash 4. take 2-3 shots each time 5. its better to take large, higher resolution photos, and the scale them down in photo editing software. when the original uses more resolution, the scaled down photo will look better than if you'd used a lower resolution that was the same size as the scaled down photo. the more pixels, the better. As far as posting, try to get the file size under 50Kb, so the people on dial-up have an easier time viewing them. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

06-12-2005, 01:35 PM	#3
SpEd Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: TX Posts: 73 Images: 4	Thanks for the tips __________________ 75 gallon fish/reef - 50 lbs liverock - [acronym:ffc72093af="Very high output fluorescent"]4 VHO[/acronym:ffc72093af] lighting (2 acentic) - 2 Eheim canisters 2 clowns - 1 damsels - 1 royal gramma - 1 coral banded shrimp - 1 cleaner shimp - 1 emerald crabs - assortment of snails and hermits - sandsifting star - orange starfish - 1 hammer - 1 bubble - 1 toadstool - 1 small colony of zoos

06-12-2005, 04:48 PM	#4
reefrunner69 Aquarium Advice Freak Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 311 Images: 109	There are a couple of good threads in the photography section of the site with lots of tips on shooting your aquarium. __________________ Kevin Visit Nature Coast Photography Join the Central Florida Aquarists Regional forum or the Southeastern States Aquarists Regional Forum or the N. FL (North Florida Hobbyists) Regional Forum!

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