There are any ways to take a good picture. I picked up photography when I was young and spent countless hours in the field taking macro photography.
Certainly it will be great if everyone can afford a DSLR a macro lens etc to get the perfect shot. However, what dictates a good photo? In my opinion a good photo is one where you can capture the moments.
In this blog post I will not be sharing how to use a DSLR to take shrimp pictures but simply using your phone and a clip on lens.
All these pictures and most of my blog post are taken by using a handphone and a clip on macro lens.
Gear :
- iPhone 8 (or any phone)
- Clip on lens with 12.5x magnification.
What I did realise is that setting up the area where you want to shoot is more critical than the shot itself.
- If I want to have my shot there I will make sure that that area is clean, glass is spotless both inside and outside.
- I will also make sure that area is the feeding area. Shrimp will know eventually that is the feeding area.
- I prefer taking pictures horizontally so I tilt my handphone sideways.
- When focusing tap and adjust the brightness of the photo to reduce exposure and snap away.
- Phone camera in general uses light optics to capture image so a good strong light for focusing will be good.
- I like taking my shrimps horizontally due to the depth of field in phones.
Focus on the head region, when The Eye is sharp and in focus that is where it is the most critical to the picture.
Very straight forward. Setting up the area and waiting for the shrimp to come into frame takes a bit of time. In general I will feed 15 mins before I take a picture so by the time I’m ready to shoot, the shrimp should be all around their food.
Keep those questions coming and I’ll blog it for you!
Cheers!