How to photo shoot without reflection?
 

Wanting to posts some pics and photos in AF. However, always having this reflection problem which is really annoying. Can i have some tips on how to prevent this problem?

Hi, if you are using a DSLR, you may try the following below:

1. Try and go as close to the tank as possible as your lens focusing distance allow, say within 10cm of the glass, you may not get reflection of the flash.
2. Alternatively, you can set up a remote flash pointing down from the top of the tank.
3. Use a bounce flash (i.e., the flash pointing away from the tank, say bouncing off the wall). You need to perform trial and error on this until you eliminate the reflections and areas that are under or overexposed in your photo.

Hope this helps!

Easiest flashless way to shoot...
1. Have strong tank lights
2. Clean tank glass
3. Turn off all house lights so only light source is the tank light.

Confirm no reflection.

or set the camera on timer. stay away from your camera with room lights turned off. this way, u will minimise reflection also

theres a polarizing filter you can try on your lenses

Polarizing filter only removes certain amount of reflection and not a fullproof method.

Try out my steps. As long there's no ambient lights and only tank lights, sure no reflection.

Reflections aside, I find that shooting with a prime lens is great too.

Turn on all tank lights, off all other lights, set A to highest (smallest F number) and snap. Trial and error till you get the desired outcome.

I'm not sure if Im doing the correct thing but I find that it produces desirable photos if done correctly.

smallest F number will not have most of the tank in focus rite? I'll go for F11 at least if situation permits..

I use manual focus.....a bit hard but once u get a feel of it, its pretty easy.

F11 is overkill.... Do you have Metal Halide Lamps for your tanks to be bright enough for F11? :)

but the aperture smallest number means the focus is more in the middle of your focus, or wherever your focus is. The further the other area is away from the focus, will be blurred.. maybe your lens is good. if use my lens smallest aperture F2, will not have all area focused in the whole picture.

ya u r right bro....thats y i always aim the eyes.:o

i will just set to a lower speed. anyway i am keeping pleco, not much fish swimming action.. :)

ok maybe i am talking in context to a full tank shot. if just shooting fish, F4 is fine... sorry..

Well yes, if u shooting something that's barely moving its alright.

yeah full tank shot I will use a higher F number........

Nice sharing!;)

sorry i was all the while referring to full tank shot.. not close-ups of fishes.. yes F11 is way overkill for fish shot.

yah nice sharing, was thinking of different things... :)

Why F11 if overkill for fish shot? See below photo taken with F11.


http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/a...BDH3861web.jpg

Very simple lah. For flash photography, just shift your position. Do not point your camera w/flahs right infront of the glass. Take photo of your subject at an angle. See below chart got from online.

http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/light-arrow-reflection.jpg
Read more from : http://www.howstuffworks.com/light2.htm

Thanks everyone for all of your kind advice =) Will try out all the method and try to shoot the best shot! Really appreciate all of your help!

Few methods.

- Use strong in tank lighting.
- Reduce outside tank lighting.
- Use special lens filter.