Please note members who been with us for more than 10 years have been upgraded to "Veteran" status and will receive exclusive benefits. If you wish to find out more about this or support IcMag and get same benefits, check this thread here.
Important notice: ICMag's T.O.U. has been updated. Please review it here.
For your convenience, it is also available in the main forum menu, under 'Quick Links"!
A lot of guys on here take some of the best pictures of their plants and buds. And mine always turn out not so good. Can anyone help with whats a good camera to use and what kind of lighting? Any help is greatly appreciated. here is a couple pics of how mine turn out
Im no pro, but like to play around with photography a lil, funny I never take to many pics of my plants cause they usually look like shit when their done...lol
I was recommended a panasonic lumix from a couple people on this site.
Got an older version for like 40 bucks on ebay (Panasonic Lumix DSC-ZS6).
I absolutely love it! So simple I just go to AE mode and then set it on macro or macro zoom. This sets the auto zoom for closeups. Perfect for flower pics.
If there is a well lit white background behind your plants, the camera can use that for its light reading and the plant itself will be underexposed ... too dark. Most cameras use the center of the photo for the light reading. With digital cameras it's difficult to get a proper exposure with big contrasts in lighting intensity within the frame.
you gots to take lots of pics and play with the settings...I take 573 pics per card and prob only keep 10..glad it aint film ......yeehaw...Nikon d70s and 5 lenses
Post processing helps a lot too. Probably most digital cameras now come with some sort of proprietary software. I mostly use Photoshop for adjustments: white balance and image filter sharpen>unsharp mask are two that are quick and really improve image quality.
My $100 Cannon PowerShot 490 takes good pics in Macro Mode but, I found the manual Portrait mode is interesting too.
It blocks out the background. I don't know how it does that.
try buying a metre of plain coloured cloth that does not wrinkle ex. jersey tshirt material
use it as a backdrop so the camera only focuses on the plant
macro function-small yellow flower
flash on auto
to have your photos enlarged in your post---
insert image
then go to the last line of the image's text and backstroke (erase) 'thumb'