My daughter just got a new Beta and wants me to get some nice photo's off it. It is in a small 10 gallon aquarium. I have done some searching on google to get started. Thus far I have found the following into:
1) Use a macro lens which I have
2) Use a rubber lens hood and put it against the tank such that you are 90 degrees to the glass. I have a hard plastic hood with my Tamron Macro lens, I would assume this should be fine since I probably won't be moving it around much and this is not the Atlanta Aquarium!!
3) Use indirect flash from above the tank. I have an SB-700 which I can use in TTL or manual mode off the camera (I ordered an SC-29 from B&H which should arrive any day)
4) Settings - 1/200, Iso (as low as I am able or as high as I need, F stop ???? That one I will play around with but a starting tip would help.
5) Tripod
From what I understand, photographing fish can be challenging so I thought I would check in here to get some tips while I'm waiting for my sync cord (which I planned to purchase for portraits anyhow). In my limited experience with a macro lens, I did find focusing to be a challenge. I can only imagine how that will go with a moving object. Any tips here would help also.
Also I just got some portrait umbrellas. Is there any value in trying to shoot through one here or just go with naked flash (since I would think the water surface would act as a diffusion surface.
Thanks for any advice!!
1) Use a macro lens which I have
2) Use a rubber lens hood and put it against the tank such that you are 90 degrees to the glass. I have a hard plastic hood with my Tamron Macro lens, I would assume this should be fine since I probably won't be moving it around much and this is not the Atlanta Aquarium!!
3) Use indirect flash from above the tank. I have an SB-700 which I can use in TTL or manual mode off the camera (I ordered an SC-29 from B&H which should arrive any day)
4) Settings - 1/200, Iso (as low as I am able or as high as I need, F stop ???? That one I will play around with but a starting tip would help.
5) Tripod
From what I understand, photographing fish can be challenging so I thought I would check in here to get some tips while I'm waiting for my sync cord (which I planned to purchase for portraits anyhow). In my limited experience with a macro lens, I did find focusing to be a challenge. I can only imagine how that will go with a moving object. Any tips here would help also.
Also I just got some portrait umbrellas. Is there any value in trying to shoot through one here or just go with naked flash (since I would think the water surface would act as a diffusion surface.
Thanks for any advice!!