Scenic Dawn
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Here’s a really nice scenic dawn shot from Ian Smith. The photograph is a carp fishermans dream, reminiscent of those days when lakes were less busy.
Best Fishes,
John
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Posts Tagged ‘photography’
Rendevouz For Rob
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Customer Rob O’Brien has been hauling at Etang De Rendevouz again here are a couple catch photos’ to wet your appetite. Beautys’ aren’t they? They both weighed 25lb+ full catch report soon.
Best fishes,
John
Trophy Shots – Hints On Getting It Right
Friday, October 10th, 2008I get quite a lot of catch photos’ as most of you that read the blog regularly will know. Now all of them are welcome, but here are few tips on getting really good shots of your new personal best or special catch. I know it’s hard, but when you catch a special fish don’t run round like a headless chicken. Retain your catch in a safe manner and compose yourself. Next get your camera ready, if a friend, relative or passerby is going to take the photo show them how to use the camera if they don’t already know and explain what it is you want from the shot. Now, and this is one of the most important tips, select the background for your catch photo. Make sure there are no bivvys, nets, chairs, rubbish etc in the background, a nice bush, hedge, flowers or similar that will fill the majority of the shot are ideal. Avoid tree trunks, rushes or long grass as these can look like they’re are growing out of your head. Check the position of the sun, the camera operator should have it behind them shineing towards you. Make sure that the camera operator is crouched down at the same height as you and is not casting a shadow on you or the fish. The camera operator needs to position themselves fairly close to you and adjust the zoom to ensure that all the fish, your head and torso are in the shot, ASK THEM! On dull days use the flash function, this helps to “fill in” the shot and create a sharp image. At night obviously use the flash but also use your cameras red eye function. If you are taking photos’ of large fish such as carp or catfish, have plenty of water to hand and douse the fish regularly to protect it’s mucus layer and also give you a nice shiney fish to photograph. These simple steps don’t take long and they should help you get decent trophy shots. I may do a more in depth look at photography and trophy shot techniques in the future. Hope this has been of some help.
Best fishes,
John