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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.
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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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Light Box/Tent - Patience - 20 to 50 pictures to get a good 1
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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Re: How to Get A Great Snake Pic?
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.
Sounds awesome!
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.
Me too
Originally Posted by Deborah
Here are my first 3 pics of a snake that I snapped and editted.
Nothing special I just capture them in the moment.
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2.1 Ball Python(Sterling, Boots, & Eden)
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa(Anakin)
0.1 Bearded Dragon(Beatrix/Trixie)
0.1 Kitty Cat(Willow)
1.0 Chihuahua(Panda-Bear)
2.0 Betta Fish(Finnley & Pescado)
0.2 Rats(Mishka & Laney)
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Re: How to Get A Great Snake Pic?
Originally Posted by Deborah
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!
Last edited by ratchet; 07-05-2015 at 01:51 AM.
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Re: How to Get A Great Snake Pic?
Originally Posted by Deborah
Thanks, just ordered the light cube. Will be great for snake shots etc.
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Re: How to Get A Great Snake Pic?
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!
The lights are on each side of the light tent.
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Take 100 pictures, delete 98 of them.
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