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| mrsgrumpy |
Posted - 24/07/2011 : 17:52:29
There are some lovely 'sneaky peeker' photos on here ...
I guess that a flash would be used, does this harm their eyes ... flash irritates me let alone a poor snakey!
What are your thoughts?? |
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| Mamma |
Posted - 25/07/2011 : 16:30:41
I use papers for my photographer when the snakes are concerened xxx |
| garrie |
Posted - 25/07/2011 : 15:19:18
Cigarette papers work fine (tried and tested)...AURYN didn't didn't batter a (non-existant) eyelid |
| Lixra |
Posted - 25/07/2011 : 12:41:59
Or, if you don't smoke, go to the off-license and buy some cheap cigarette papers and still don't smoke 
You're realistically looking for any thin white material (a bedsheet, curtain, etc...) that you can use to soften and spread out the light. If you've got a bit more camera gear than some, softboxes are relatively inexpensive and work really well if you light from overhead when taking the shot (which is the set-up we use when we want to get nice photographs of the snakes). |
| awlred |
Posted - 25/07/2011 : 00:25:58
If you don't smoke a trick some amateur photographers use to diffuse (soften) their flashes is cutting up a plastic milk bottle. It does a nice job and can easily be made to support itself over most cameras flash bulbs. |
| Vixyg |
Posted - 24/07/2011 : 19:29:30
if you put thin paper (cigarette papers are ideal) over the flash it takes some of the brightness away to make it a bit softer. |
