Exposing the truth: How to take unreal pics with your DSLR!!! -or- You are EXPOSED!
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TheEngineer
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This is part of why I hesitate buying online. If I do buy something, I want a white card in the picture so I can do my own WB. If you get a decent shot of the plug you can get an approximation off of it.
There truly wouldn't be a misunderstanding amongst peeps if they just took the time to understand how lighting affects EVERYTHING in the outcome of photography. *sigh* Anyways, your explanations can't get much more simple.
Great examples.
Great examples.
jasonandsarah
Sticks, sticks and more STICKS
Means they probably used a cell phone! Lol
I was dumb and bought a mirror less camera and I can't get the white balance to work for the life of me! Every time I use a white card it turns everything red! So it's a paper weight and I use my Note 4 for pics.
ReefMadScientist
Valuable Member
I do not want to call anyone out, but you know WHO YOU ARE. I have seen corals online and in-store looked like trash.
This is a good thread on how camera's can "re-invent the wheel". I posted about this awhile ago as well
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/time-to-talk-real-photoshop.161905/
This is a good thread on how camera's can "re-invent the wheel". I posted about this awhile ago as well
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/time-to-talk-real-photoshop.161905/
rovster
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This is AWESOME!!!!!
Now, lets all go out and take some pics of our sticks (our SPS people) using this technique and use this thread to showcase all of our insanely colored prized jaw dropping magical specimens!
Now, lets all go out and take some pics of our sticks (our SPS people
) using this technique and use this thread to showcase all of our insanely colored prized jaw dropping magical specimens!
Joshky
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I get what vendors get out of lying, what I don't understand is why a hobbyist would want to use this technique. I guess some people just don't like to be transparent...
I work really hard trying to get my photos as close to real life as possible because I LOVE for people to come look in person. I would be so embarrassed if I had lied online about something and got caught from a local stopping by....
Here's a few recent acro photos I took for my brother when he was selling out of the hobby. Every piece was purchased in person so lying on a photo would not have helped!
SSC
Blue Aussie
Red Planet
These were 100% WYSIWYG, and while they don't have amazing yellow (okay that SSC is more yellow than green, but that's REALLY what it looks like), amazing rainbow coloration, they were still amazing acro pieces and I was happy to see them go to good homes.
Keep it real people! We all love people to give our tanks and inhabitants attention and love because we work so hard and spend so much money, but lying to achieve this is so wrong.
I work really hard trying to get my photos as close to real life as possible because I LOVE for people to come look in person. I would be so embarrassed if I had lied online about something and got caught from a local stopping by....
Here's a few recent acro photos I took for my brother when he was selling out of the hobby. Every piece was purchased in person so lying on a photo would not have helped!
SSC
Blue Aussie
Red Planet
These were 100% WYSIWYG, and while they don't have amazing yellow (okay that SSC is more yellow than green, but that's REALLY what it looks like), amazing rainbow coloration, they were still amazing acro pieces and I was happy to see them go to good homes.
Keep it real people! We all love people to give our tanks and inhabitants attention and love because we work so hard and spend so much money, but lying to achieve this is so wrong.
jasonandsarah
Sticks, sticks and more STICKS
StikHedRon
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Holy crap!
twilliard
Tank pests..
I use the sigma 90mm macro on my Nikon d40
I am unable to use the wb to slow the blue color
ReeferJohn408
Active Member
Very nice article but once we were a victim of this photo misconception from an online vendor. A $150 1"inch bright burgundy red became dark brown in our tank a minute after acclimation. We are using Radion full spectrum and other LEDs. We try housing the frag from 3 different tanks but brown it is.
I kinda hid the frag behind the center of attraction because everytime the boss wife sits infront and admire the tank, I get that look everytime she sees that $150 1" disappointment frag.
We didn't bother to contact the vendor and hopefully someday the frag turns out well.
- as far as the white balancing. I have to try this on my Canon 1D Mark 3.
I kinda hid the frag behind the center of attraction because everytime the boss wife sits infront and admire the tank, I get that look everytime she sees that $150 1" disappointment frag.
We didn't bother to contact the vendor and hopefully someday the frag turns out well.
- as far as the white balancing. I have to try this on my Canon 1D Mark 3.
jasonandsarah
Sticks, sticks and more STICKS
Then you can show your wife why you bought that frag! [emoji4].
- as far as the white balancing. I have to try this on my Canon 1D Mark 3.
It's sad to say but this is why I stick to sticks that are known in the hobby and have been around long enough to know what there color will most likely be.
On another note some corals do loose there color and can take forever to color back up in some situations. My Tyree PL was in my tank for a good while before I was reminded of why I paid 65$ for a 1" frag. [emoji3]
OP
OP
Thanks for all the feedback guys both here and private. Glad to see I'm not alone in my plight. I am afraid however, that much like giving the recipe away for prize winning chili, we may actually start to see more of these kinds of pics having explained exactly how to do it lol
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