How to photograph????

The Gray Phantom · Jan 25, 2018

When ever I take pictures of my tanks, the phone and camera just don't pickup the color of the corals. Especially when the blue night lights are on. I really want to get a good picture then because all the corals look their best. I have metal halides for the day light and LED for the night. Is there anything I can get for the camera or phone to help with that?

nautical_nathaniel · Jan 26, 2018

Check out the sticky threads in the photography forum, there's a ton of information in them that will help you figure out a good way to take pictures of your corals :)

BigJim · Jan 26, 2018

The Gray Phantom said:
When ever I take pictures of my tanks, the phone and camera just don't pickup the color of the corals. Especially when the blue night lights are on. I really want to get a good picture then because all the corals look their best. I have metal halides for the day light and LED for the night. Is there anything I can get for the camera or phone to help with that?

A lot depends on the phone or camera you are using. Newer smart phones do a decent job unless you use very heavy blues on your tank. A point and shoot camera will be about the same. You can buy a yellow or orange gel filter to help remove much of the blue, but you won't necessarily get an accurate color in the photo. I agree with nautical_nathaniel about reading the sticky threads in this forum. They helped me a lot.

don_chuwish · Jan 26, 2018

I think the nicer remote controllable LEDs need a 'photography' setting - quickly switch the mode just to take good pics. Unfortunately mine aren't that nice, changing color balance would be a lot of button mashing.