How to Get A Great Snake Pic?

I love breaking out my Nikon D3100 to photograph my animals but I can never get the perfect picture. I don't know how to create a solid background with enough light and space to capture the animals beauty while trying to keep them still lol any helpful tips?

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Build light box.

Put BP in light box.

Put large bowl over BP.

Get camera ready.

Remove bowl.

Quickly take picture. Hope BP's head is pointed the right way.

It also helps sometimes to give them something to grab; they're less likely to take off immediately.

Building a light box will definitely help with your pictures. I haven't tried the above bowl trick but it sounds like a good idea. I usually jusy hope and pray that they stay still while I snap a few shots but next time I have my stuff out I'm definitely going to try the bowl.

Light Box/Tent - Patience - 20 to 50 pictures to get a good 1 :rolleyes:

This is the light tent and lights I use.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-40x40cm-P...item485722e5ea

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Photography-...item2344a6943b

Adults I just shoot outside with natural light.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Build light box.

Put BP in light box.

Put large bowl over BP.

Get camera ready.

Remove bowl.

Quickly take picture. Hope BP's head is pointed the right way.

It also helps sometimes to give them something to grab; they're less likely to take off immediately.

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Sounds awesome!

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Originally Posted by BumbleB

Building a light box will definitely help with your pictures. I haven't tried the above bowl trick but it sounds like a good idea. I usually jusy hope and pray that they stay still while I snap a few shots but next time I have my stuff out I'm definitely going to try the bowl.

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Me too

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Light Box/Tent - Patience - 20 to 50 pictures to get a good 1 :rolleyes:

This is the light tent and lights I use.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-40x40cm-P...item485722e5ea

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Photography-...item2344a6943b

Adults I just shoot outside with natural light.

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Here are my first 3 pics of a snake that I snapped and editted. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...b5d4b26f06.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...e40b4a2336.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...14fd44c5ee.jpg

Nothing special I just capture them in the moment.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Light Box/Tent - Patience - 20 to 50 pictures to get a good 1 :rolleyes:

This is the light tent and lights I use.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-40x40cm-P...item485722e5ea

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Photography-...item2344a6943b

Adults I just shoot outside with natural light.

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Do you point the light directly at the snake, or is it diffused at all?
Those are pretty cheap, seems like a pretty good set up!

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Light Box/Tent - Patience - 20 to 50 pictures to get a good 1 :rolleyes:

This is the light tent and lights I use.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-40x40cm-P...item485722e5ea

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Photography-...item2344a6943b

Adults I just shoot outside with natural light.

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Thanks, just ordered the light cube. Will be great for snake shots etc.

I made a DIY box.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07...32cc20df25.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07...7d30c51f10.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07...71c228d7dd.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07...5f8f51b4d9.jpg


If u check out my collection thread from my profile, the light box photos where all produced with my diy box.

Only change I've considered is a 3rd light coming in from the top.

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Originally Posted by ratchet

Do you point the light directly at the snake, or is it diffused at all?
Those are pretty cheap, seems like a pretty good set up!

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The lights are on each side of the light tent.

Take 100 pictures, delete 98 of them.