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smallfry707 · 01-13-2010, 06:29 AM

well i need some help with taking pics! i have a casio exilim 10.1 megapixel .. btw this is my frist time uploading pics so i hope it works

smallfry707 · 01-13-2010, 06:31 AM

the rest of my pics look like this

Jibman · 01-13-2010, 06:35 AM

The first pic looks ok. What setting are you using?

smallfry707 · 01-13-2010, 06:55 AM

other pics look like this

smallfry707 · 01-13-2010, 06:57 AM

to be honest i really dont know what settings im using

ourcee · 01-13-2010, 07:01 AM

did you get an instruction manual? you probably have an "auto" mode where its pretty much gonna be a point and shoot type thing. one thing i'm noticing is your focus is WAYYYY off. focus and take the pic without moving the camera and they will turn out much nicer, a tripod may help with this.

smallfry707 · 01-13-2010, 07:09 AM

no instructional manuel.. somebody broke into my car and took the box and all the cables that went with my camera.. im thinking of buying a nikon d90 and taking some photgraphy classes at a community college , just because i have way to much free time

DoobieDuck · 01-13-2010, 02:41 PM

SmallFry..Ourcee has some good advise..in one image you can see your background is in focus but the bud is not. With many cameras you have to make sure your subject is what you are focusing on. Holding very still is also helpful. I think your lighting is fine, that is the best one can do with HPS..there is a sticky in this forum that explains how to remove this lighting. I'd suggest moving your plants to indoor indirect sunlight will help you too...that D90..would be quite an upgrade..DD

SuperConductor · 01-13-2010, 02:47 PM

Also macro setting is good for bud shots. The symbol looks like a little tulip. If you can't get focus then take a couple of steps back and try again, later you can crop the shot using an image program to get closer in. I find using the 'P' setting if you have one is really helpful, as far as I know it stands for 'programmed manual' like a fancy 'auto' which shows you all it's settings. Tucking your elbows into your sides helps keep the cam steady.

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smallfry707 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 104	my pics look like shit! well i need some help with taking pics! i have a casio exilim 10.1 megapixel .. btw this is my frist time uploading pics so i hope it works Attached Thumbnails
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smallfry707 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 104	the rest of my pics look like this
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Jibman Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Space Posts: 274	The first pic looks ok. What setting are you using?
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smallfry707 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 104	other pics look like this Attached Thumbnails
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smallfry707 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 104	to be honest i really dont know what settings im using
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ourcee Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 624	did you get an instruction manual? you probably have an "auto" mode where its pretty much gonna be a point and shoot type thing. one thing i'm noticing is your focus is WAYYYY off. focus and take the pic without moving the camera and they will turn out much nicer, a tripod may help with this.
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smallfry707 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 104	no instructional manuel.. somebody broke into my car and took the box and all the cables that went with my camera.. im thinking of buying a nikon d90 and taking some photgraphy classes at a community college , just because i have way to much free time
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01-13-2010, 02:41 PM	#8
DoobieDuck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Only where my disabilities allow me to be. Posts: 7,419	SmallFry..Ourcee has some good advise..in one image you can see your background is in focus but the bud is not. With many cameras you have to make sure your subject is what you are focusing on. Holding very still is also helpful. I think your lighting is fine, that is the best one can do with HPS..there is a sticky in this forum that explains how to remove this lighting. I'd suggest moving your plants to indoor indirect sunlight will help you too...that D90..would be quite an upgrade..DD __________________ Please join me in my Summer 2018 All Black Grow
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01-13-2010, 02:47 PM	#9
SuperConductor Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,024	Also macro setting is good for bud shots. The symbol looks like a little tulip. If you can't get focus then take a couple of steps back and try again, later you can crop the shot using an image program to get closer in. I find using the 'P' setting if you have one is really helpful, as far as I know it stands for 'programmed manual' like a fancy 'auto' which shows you all it's settings. Tucking your elbows into your sides helps keep the cam steady. __________________ "I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out." - Bill Hicks "You shouldn't say what you don't know, you shouldn't reap what you never sow" - Wayne Smith One thing I'm sure of is I know nothing
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