What do you use to take pictures!!!!!!

Nikon D50
SB 800 Flash bounced off the cieling

Camera:
Canon 20D

Lens:
Different lens for different stuff I use the Tamron 24-135mm Macro allot lately, but the 90mm f2.8 Macro is tack sharp & a better lens. I've just been to lazy to swap it over.

Light:
Sunlight whenever possible, I have used Tungsten (which sucks), but now use halogen & reveal lights when the sun isn't an option.

Set-up:
I have a light box made out of serilight lids, but it depends on how handy it is.

Settings:
I've switched between Macro & AP settings but am starting to play with the exposure settings too... often I find if I'd had the higher ISO slower shutter speeds, I'll get what I want.

Your default Macro will give you great detail, but is light hungry- you need allot of light for the flash not to go off. I hate my built in & want a speed-light which I can control better.

Sunlight shot, Macro setting, diffused flash:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9.../IMG_4584a.jpg

Same snake/day different light:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...s/IMG_4581.jpg

I dabble with other types of photography & even work doing portraits part of the year for the last 3 years. Working in a studio environment is fun, but there's not the flexibility you have for varying situations. Each situation has it's own rules.

Since I just got into photographing my snakes I don't have a lightbox or anything set up yet. I just used a black sweater on my bed w/ the room light turned on. Camera is a Kodak Easyshare Z740.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...0379Medium.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...0390Medium.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...0401Medium.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...0426Medium.jpg

Use outside light, by a window for white-background pictures, or for black background it doesn't matter as much.

I use a Sony SLR 330.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_2107.jpg
canon 100mm macro on 5D and a soft box for lighting

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0821.jpg
canon 50L on 5D and sunlight

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_9583.jpg
canon 50L on 5D, and sunlight

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Originally Posted by h4y4sh1

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_2107.jpg

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Those all look REALLY good.

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Originally Posted by Watever

Download GIMP. It's a good editor software. Got a lot of the tools Photoshop have. The one you will probably use the most is Auto Color or Auto White Balance :)

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I used to have it but I couldnt figure out how to use it. lol. Im stuck in the microsoft paint world.

@I<3Dreamsicles
thx for the compliment :)

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Originally Posted by Python Dreams

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/j...g?t=1255574902

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WOW!!!! That is an amazing picture!!! :bow:


I use a Canon PowerShot SD1100 with 8 megapixels. I put the snake on white poster board and use the science fair 2 fold poster board. I just figured out how to basically erase the background if you use all white.
My pastel (08)
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...Isis/009-6.jpg

Poss het clown really dark! (08)
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...is/011-4-1.jpg

And a normal female with a lot of orange hue to her (08)
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...Isis/013-4.jpg