Originally Posted by Myka (Post 566359)

Ok thanks. I do the same thing as you with the room dark, and I underexpose as well - maybe not enough? A guy on here sphelps takes photographs in a similar style as yours where the background is blacked. I'm still trying to figure out how because it sure makes the corals pop out in the photo!

Papermache? Hehehe. I tried to peg my rocks, but ran out of patience, so mine are zip tied. You must have a lot more patience than me.

Originally Posted by Myka (Post 566359)

Ok thanks. I do the same thing as you with the room dark, and I underexpose as well - maybe not enough? A guy on here sphelps takes photographs in a similar style as yours where the background is blacked. I'm still trying to figure out how because it sure makes the corals pop out in the photo!

Originally Posted by sweet ride (Post 566461)

The other trick that i've read in another forum is use a black pancake spatula. This might be a little easter specially if you have some room behind the coral you wanted to take pictures of.

patience me, nope. but am not happy ether if I don't get what I want.

Originally Posted by Stones

I'm sure when someone asked Sphelps how he takes his photos against a black background, he said he uses a photoshop program to black out the background. I'm assuming this is made much easier by taking the pictures in complete darkness and under exposed to already have more contrast between the coral in focus and the background

Originally Posted by Myka (Post 566477)

Ya he does that with some photos, but I don't think he does that to all of them.

Originally Posted by sweet ride (Post 565922)

Thanks gucci17!! PM me if you want to checkout the frags I have kicking around.

Originally Posted by gucci17 (Post 567700)

Man I would love to but it would only be a tease lol.

I am just in the midst of setting up my first sw tank. I'm nowhere near ready to add sps :mrgreen:. I will definitely be contacting you down the road! lol

I just saw your frag pack on a local forum GTAA. I'm pretty sure it will get snatched up quick.

Originally Posted by Boomboy (Post 568139)

this is the best fish porn ive seen in a while. :) Man those are great shots,

can i haz coralz?

Originally Posted by lobsterboy (Post 568151)

very nice stuff, photo skills are dope