1) I have a really great camera. Nikon D7000. It’s my baby. 2) I shoot RAW. This gives me maximum flexibility later. 3) Wide aperture and as fast a shutter speed as possible. I alternate between the kit lens and a portrait lens. 4) That said, you’ll note that there are not a lot of sharks and stingrays. This is not because the aquarium didn’t have them or I don’t like them, but they’re way too fast to photograph well under the lighting conditions. Lazy, slow animals are better, which suits me fine because octopus are my favourite. 5) I shoot a fuckzillion photos, most of which come out blurry and grainy. :) 6) Finally, I Photoshop the shit out of them. With RAW, you get ridiculous levels of control.
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A few things:
1) I have a really great camera. Nikon D7000. It’s my baby.
2) I shoot RAW. This gives me maximum flexibility later.
3) Wide aperture and as fast a shutter speed as possible. I alternate between the kit lens and a portrait lens.
4) That said, you’ll note that there are not a lot of sharks and stingrays. This is not because the aquarium didn’t have them or I don’t like them, but they’re way too fast to photograph well under the lighting conditions. Lazy, slow animals are better, which suits me fine because octopus are my favourite.
5) I shoot a fuckzillion photos, most of which come out blurry and grainy. :)
6) Finally, I Photoshop the shit out of them. With RAW, you get ridiculous levels of control.