How do you guys take pics?
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snakeblitz33
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Depends on your camera and settings you are using...
Most of the time when taking pictures, people recommend to use only one set of lights at one color temp. IE leaving on the 10k lights. Some advanced cameras have an option that you can select for the exact color temp that you are trying to photograph in. So, turn off your actinics and try your daylights to see if that fixes a lot of the problem.
If not, then we will think of something else.
Most of the time when taking pictures, people recommend to use only one set of lights at one color temp. IE leaving on the 10k lights. Some advanced cameras have an option that you can select for the exact color temp that you are trying to photograph in. So, turn off your actinics and try your daylights to see if that fixes a lot of the problem.
If not, then we will think of something else.
snakeblitz33
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I just want to add that the only experience I have with photographing a tank is through a small point and shoot camera and an iPhone, which isn't great quality by any means. I have, however, been researching everything that I can about tank photography on the internet in the last week or so - because I am deciding what DSLR camera I want to purchase here in a couple of weeks. Just want to throw that out there.
novahobbies
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Agreed, my experience level ends with futzing with the white balance settings on my point and shoot.
Check out the fish photography section, there are a few people in there who are far more advanced and can probably help you.
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saxman
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If you can turn off your actinics, do so, and just run your daylights.
If your camera has an adjustable white balance, take something white (we use the white lid from a prescription drug vial on a stick) and put it into the tank with the intended lighting, then adjust the camera's white balance so it "knows" that the lid is white.
You can also do a bit of color adjustment using an image processing program (Photoshop, Paintshop, etc), but that's a bit tuffer to do if you're not good with the software. Then again, that's the beauty of digital images...they can be changed easily and there's always the "undo" button.
HTH
If your camera has an adjustable white balance, take something white (we use the white lid from a prescription drug vial on a stick) and put it into the tank with the intended lighting, then adjust the camera's white balance so it "knows" that the lid is white.
You can also do a bit of color adjustment using an image processing program (Photoshop, Paintshop, etc), but that's a bit tuffer to do if you're not good with the software. Then again, that's the beauty of digital images...they can be changed easily and there's always the "undo" button.
HTH