How to take pictures of killies/other irridescent fish

[benny]

Use a tripod and you can avoid all the taping, and you will have the most stable camera unless there is an earthquake. I am not sure of yours, but my SLR does have a remote control. So I can sit some distance away, wait... and wait and wait... And when the moment comes, I press the remote and there... I got what i wanted...

Hi guys,

Tripods are not necessary for a clear, crisp, and sharp photograph of your fish. More often than not, it gets in the way of you getting a decent picture.

The key to getting decent exposure and colors in your fish photograph is the availability of sufficient light.

The secret to getting an outstanding picture of your fish is the control of the dispersion of light to the fish as well as it's background and foreground.

If your camera does not allow attachment of external flash, you can add photo slave flash instead. At the same time, you can diffuse or redirect the on camera flash (as illustrated by Finz in Jay Luto's earlier post) to trigger these slaves. If in doubt, do a search on the net on pictures of such set up.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

[bsplenden]

Hi guys,

Tripods are not necessary for a clear, crisp, and sharp photograph of your fish. More often than not, it gets in the way of you getting a decent picture.

The key to getting decent exposure and colors in your fish photograph is the availability of sufficient light.

The secret to getting an outstanding picture of your fish is the control of the dispersion of light to the fish as well as it's background and foreground.

If your camera does not allow attachment of external flash, you can add photo slave flash instead. At the same time, you can diffuse or redirect the on camera flash (as illustrated by Finz in Jay Luto's earlier post) to trigger these slaves. If in doubt, do a search on the net on pictures of such set up.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

The problem is that he is not exactly using a prosumer camera, but a consumer one if I am not wrong. So there is no way he can use an external flash.

As for slave flash, how much do they cost? I have read about them, but never really got down to using them as I am put off with the price of most photographic equipment.

Since money is a problem most of the time, the only thing I do to to make up for the lack of light is to use a tripod for a lower shutter speed.