Photography 101 Zoom Meeting?

[Flagg37]

I would be interested in some pro tips using phone as well as camera.
I have a Sony camera but I have no idea if its dslr or not. I rarely, almost never use it)

What kind of Sony do you have?

 

[Wlachnit]

Any volunteers to drive a Zoom tutorial on this topic? hint, hint, Randy or Rolf?

 

[ofzakaria]

What kind of Sony do you have?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00889ST2G/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_MIhXEbZT07HB6

Sony RX100 20.2 MP Compact Digital Camera

 

[ashburn2k]

Rx100 is zoom. So not a dslr. Still a great camera with very useable high iso


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[ofzakaria]

Rx100 is zoom. So not a dslr. Still a great camera with very useable high iso


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yeh honestly I still do not know how to use it to get good pics. I use my phone with all the coral pictures

 

[Corallus]

hint, hint, Randy or Rolf?

Happy to take part and cover some things like DSLR basics and some editing.
I mainly use Teams (crappy) for work, do you need a paid Zoom account to host a meeting?

 

[thanh510]

It’s free during Covid.


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[max_nano]

Angles can work, but they will distort your coral.
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If you are using a phone camera there will be wide angle lens distortion on top of the distortion from the glass. By zooming in a bit it’s possible to reduce the wide angle distortion, I’m taking an art class online and we had to learn that so our teacher could get accurate shots of our art.

 

[Solitaryensis]

This is an example of FTS that I took this evening. I used Snapseed to adjust to reflect how the tank looks (currently really blue since the actinic T5s are on) and while I think the color is fairly accurate, my chief complaint is how the picture looks distorted without any sense of depth or clarity on any of the corals. It would be hard to identify any corals through this pic, unlike Randy’s.

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[ashburn2k]

Try a 50mm lens.


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[Wlachnit]

This is an example of FTS that I took this evening. I used Snapseed to adjust to reflect how the tank looks (currently really blue since the actinic T5s are on) and while I think the color is fairly accurate, my chief complaint is how the picture looks distorted without any sense of depth or clarity on any of the corals. It would be hard to identify any corals through this pic, unlike Randy’s.

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Great looking tank anyway!

 

[2manyhobbies]

I have all of my brother's DSLR's, three of them and have no idea how to use them. Guess I will have to take an online course. It would be sweet to photograph my collections.

 

[thesassyindian]

I'd be interested in this as well! I can share a neat trick for macro shots using a DSLR! See attached!

 

[Flagg37]

I'd be interested in this as well! I can share a neat trick for macro shots using a DSLR! See attached!

Did you turn the lens around?

 

[FishForLife]

I'd love to join a zoom lesson on this topic. Maybe, there could be a small section devoted to how to get similar results with a cellphone camera

 

[Coral reefer]

Anyone ever gonna take charge on this and make it happen?

 

[Rostato]

this is a pretty good video.

 

[Coral reefer]

Anyone ever gonna take charge on this and make it happen?

No I don’t think so

 

[Rostato]

Probably because it’s really hard

 

[Squist]

Few things are as hard as our hobby. I can help. Going organic mode. Here's what we need:

1. A virtual meeting space and coordinator. (@Squist volunteers to set this up)

2. An agenda. Starting point:
A. The basics — using a smartphone
B. Advanced — using a DSLR
C. Other (photogs—chime in)

3. Members to present on one or more of the above to share their methods. I saw some members in the thread expressing interest.

Members who reply to present: we’ll meet virtually to come up with the objectives and agenda. And we’ll figure out how to best demonstrate what you’re doing from where you are and with what video cam tech you have.

Anyone up for sharing what you know and seeing what happens? Reply to this thread and we’ll connect on next steps.