How about a thread from the people with the T Pic taking skills giving pointers

[2G33K4U]

Any Pro pic takers care to give pointers, tips and or advice? please post here. I am really looking forward to photographing mine and any advice is appreciated.

 

[HungryGhost]

I don't know if I have "skills" but this is what I do. I have a simple point and shoot with a macro setting. I take a TON of shots of the T in question and then delete 95% of them because they're blurry, etc. I then crop them on iPhoto and adjust the exposure if needed.

 

[2G33K4U]

IS it one of the Light field cameras? I am eye balling one of those.

 

[2G33K4U]

one of these but the 1st Gen. https://www.lytro.com/

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Not a pro but here are some nice tips i could share with you:

- a coco fiber substrate will enhance the exposure of the photo if you have the flash on. Dark colored Ts will look bright and contrasting.

- dark colored Ts will look drab or much darker against a light colored substrate.

- hairy Ts against a dark colored substrate (darker than moist cocofiber) will yield really shiny leg hairs or a shiny almost bald looking abdomen.

- shooting slightly tilted will yield better photos than shooting directly above the spider

- if needed, shoot in a well-lit room. If not, a normal white colored flashlight or cellfone light does well to illuminate a photo


That's it for now. These are normally the things i encounter during my pictorials lol

 

[2G33K4U]

Thank You

 

[HungryGhost]

IS it one of the Light field cameras? I am eye balling one of those.

Mine isn't anything nearly as nice. I'm using an old Panasonic Lumix, I think it was $200 when I got it.

 

[2G33K4U]

The Lytro i am speaking of can be found on ebay used for 100-200 I can't afford the 1500.00 version. looks like a rectangular tube and can use wifi to send the pics to PC if my research is correct.

 

[Christell Erasmus]

What would you classify as a good pic of a tarantula?

 

[2G33K4U]

Highly detailed pic good coloring the kind people want to use as wallpaper on computer. kind you might see in a magazine.

 

[2G33K4U]

Took first T pic with my new Lytro camera.

Hopefully will improve on this. need to work out lighting and stuff.

 

[2G33K4U]

decided to post all the pics i take with my camera to my lytro account which allows view to focus on whatever they want post process .

https://pictures.lytro.com/2G33K4U

let me know what you guys think. it is truly a fun camera.

 

[Tim vader]

A few of my spider pics

 

[2G33K4U]

nice pics of the Male Black widow what camera did you use and lenses?

 

[Tim vader]

Nikon D7000 with an Sb-700 flash and 105m macro

 

[2G33K4U]

I have my lytro 1st gen. it is nice but i am looking for a decently priced real camera that i can add spacers and lenses to. I do nto want to break the bank in the process. I want something that has a remote or cord for snapping the shots so i do not wiggle camera at last second.

 

[Tim vader]

What camera are you looking at? I love my Nikon, I highly recommend it

 

[2G33K4U]

looking at many gathering info and getting suggestions.