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Old 11-19-2010, 02:19 PM
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Thanks Myka!!!! no the macro lens doesn't blackout the background. I don't adjust this in CS2 ether. they are black because am shooting through the aquarium and the whole room is typically pitch black with the exception of the aquarium lights. I also under expose the picture when am shooting them.

As far as the rock work believe it or not i had a mock-up aquarium and made papermaches first to see exactly what i wanted to do and how I wanted it to look, from there I put the rocks together oh and the rocks are not glued just pegged.

thanks for the positive ID on that coral. I'll make a note of that one.
Ok thanks. I do the same thing as you with the room dark, and I underexpose as well - maybe not enough? A guy on here sphelps takes photographs in a similar style as yours where the background is blacked. I'm still trying to figure out how because it sure makes the corals pop out in the photo!

Papermache? Hehehe. I tried to peg my rocks, but ran out of patience, so mine are zip tied. You must have a lot more patience than me.
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Old 11-19-2010, 08:19 PM
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Ok thanks. I do the same thing as you with the room dark, and I underexpose as well - maybe not enough? A guy on here sphelps takes photographs in a similar style as yours where the background is blacked. I'm still trying to figure out how because it sure makes the corals pop out in the photo!

Papermache? Hehehe. I tried to peg my rocks, but ran out of patience, so mine are zip tied. You must have a lot more patience than me.
The other trick that i've read in another forum is use a black pancake spatula. This might be a little easter specially if you have some room behind the coral you wanted to take pictures of.

patience me, nope. but am not happy ether if I don't get what I want.
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The other trick that i've read in another forum is use a black pancake spatula. This might be a little easter specially if you have some room behind the coral you wanted to take pictures of.

patience me, nope. but am not happy ether if I don't get what I want.
Hey good idea! I'm going to try that out! Meh, I'm never happy with how my reef is...

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I'm sure when someone asked Sphelps how he takes his photos against a black background, he said he uses a photoshop program to black out the background. I'm assuming this is made much easier by taking the pictures in complete darkness and under exposed to already have more contrast between the coral in focus and the background
Ya he does that with some photos, but I don't think he does that to all of them.
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Old 11-20-2010, 04:20 AM
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Ya he does that with some photos, but I don't think he does that to all of them.
can someone post some of the links to his photos please, wouldn't mind checking it out.
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Ok thanks. I do the same thing as you with the room dark, and I underexpose as well - maybe not enough? A guy on here sphelps takes photographs in a similar style as yours where the background is blacked. I'm still trying to figure out how because it sure makes the corals pop out in the photo!
I'm sure when someone asked Sphelps how he takes his photos against a black background, he said he uses a photoshop program to black out the background. I'm assuming this is made much easier by taking the pictures in complete darkness and under exposed to already have more contrast between the coral in focus and the background.
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