Photos

[~Bracon~]

Is it just me or do you all struggle to take a good pic of your buns? Ive descoverd a real passion for taking photos, but I dont like 99.9% of them. Does anyone have any good tips on taking a good photo? I must have taken about 200phots last week, but I deleated 198 of them:disgust:

And one of cutie pie warren:biggrin2:

 

[Penna]

I think there's a thread somewhere on the forum with tips in it?I'm not sure.

I LOVE taking pictures of my two buns. But I don't really like any of them, the first picture you posted looks amazing by the way.

 

[NZminilops]

I LOVE taking pictures!

Above all else, with cameras that are not so new or expensive and flashy (like mine), make use out outdoor lighting. That's the biggest thing for me.

Like this pic here - taken outdoors at about 3pm, no direct light as I was between the house and fence, but plenty of good natural lighting. Plus black and white always looks arty


And I just like this one (clickable thumbnail)






Ok, so that's my one and only idea, hehe. Make use of natural lighting :biggrin2:

 

[Butterfinger]

I have a little Canon Powershot A530 that does....pretty much nothing.

But I've found that on 'Landscape' with the 'Cloudy' setting, the colors come out much more vividly. Especially in the bright sunlight. (Bright sun tends to wash things out)

I also try to take pictures with the most amount of light possible, because my camera is slow, but the shutterspeed becomes MUCH faster in the bright sunlight, and especially in the snow.

Hope that helped, haha. That's pretty much how I take pictures.

~Diana and Butter

 

[XxMontanaxX]

What kind of camera do you have? It may be the camera, but I do think your pictures are very good!

I delete most of the ones of Macey I take, but I end up taking a fair amount of good ones. I'm saving for my own camera now, so I don't bug my dad about using his. I'm aiming for a Canon EOS Rebel XTi, unless I can find a better one for cheaper too.

NZminilops, that second one is amazing!!

Right now, I'm not sure of thecamera I'm using but it's a Sony Cybershot something. Here's a link to Macey's blog to see her pictures if interested.

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=26532&forum_id=6

 

[rabb1tmad]

Jenson is also an ace at photographing bunnies. There were some tips on the forum from her before. I'll take a look and see if I can find it.

 

[Jenson]

Thanks rabb1tmad.:hug1 If I'm ever near the Midlands I'll come and do a photoshoot of your lot!

My thread about it was lost, but you've had some good tips here already. The two most important things to think about first are background and light. A nice clear background makes a massive difference! I think a good background can make the difference between a snapshot and a photograph.

You can create great backgrounds really easily, all you have to do it hang up a big piece of fabric. White looks more studio set, but you can use whatever colours too for a more photo.

Always light your rabbit from one side, not in front and it's usually best to avoid direct sunlight.

Diana has some great tips on how to get richer colours from your camera there, and you can also edit them later, if you have to. It's always better to try and get what you want from your camera first though, only turn to editing if you can't get the picture you're aiming for from your camera.

Once you've got your place set up, you just have keep the camera on your rabbit every second, so when the perfect moment happens you've got it!


And XxMontanaxX, keep saving for that XTi, it is so worth it! But if you don't know already, DSLR's only have a limited shutter life (estimated about 10,000 strikes for the XTi) so you do have to think about what you're taking more, you don't want to waste your shutter. This can really motivate you to work harder and improve your photography, but if you want something you can experiment with a lot then it's a lot of money to spend on a camera that you might 'use up' quickly. The shutter can be replaced, but it will cost about $700 and the replaced shutter only has half the life of the original anyway, so it's not really worth it. If this doesn't bother you then go for it, it's a really great camera. I'm currently on around 8,000 shutter strikes with mine, but I've had a lot of good use out of it. I'm planning on upgrading to a 30D (not sure what the American name for that is) when this one goes. I love EOS DSLRs.:biggrin2:

 

[rabb1tmad]

Jenson wrote:

Thanks rabb1tmad.:hug1 If I'm ever near the Midlands I'll come and do a photoshoot of your lot!

I'll hold you to that! Although I doubt my little wrigglers will sit still for long

 

[horselvrkc]

Yea taking photos it fun!

But what I learned from my mom is that you either want all sun or all shade... not both or else it will not look good. Overcast is the best for pictures. But natural light works really well! HOpe you get some nice photos!

-Kat

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

Personally I find it best to take pictures when it is sunny, but the sun is fairlylow in the sky, so morning or afternoon. Shady or dark pictures never come out as well, and ones with the sun overhead are too bright. Also make the most of natural light, I love taking pictures outside but my inside ones are awful!