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

[Lesserbee]

Nikon D50
SB 800 Flash bounced off the cieling

[NorthernRegius]

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:


Same snake/day different light:


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.

[tRiP]

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.

[blackcrystal22]

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.

[h4y4sh1]

canon 100mm macro on 5D and a soft box for lighting


canon 50L on 5D and sunlight


canon 50L on 5D, and sunlight

[I<3Dreamsicles]

Those all look REALLY good.

[I<3Dreamsicles]

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

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

[h4y4sh1]

@I<3Dreamsicles
thx for the compliment

[SlitherinSisters]

WOW!!!! That is an amazing picture!!!


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)


Poss het clown really dark! (08)


And a normal female with a lot of orange hue to her (08)