shooting solo
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Hi all,
Anyone care to share your tricks for shooting pictures of fish when you are fishing alone? I fish alone most of the time, and, as a result, many of my photos look like this:
I caught this fish this weekend, which was a risky move on my part given that it was the second week of deer season.
Buy one of the small little flexipods (e.g. Joby, etc) for your point and shoot and set your point and shoot on the timer setting (keep fish in net and set camera attached to tripod) down on the rock and push shutter.
Hand holding & shooting you own fish is hard, though it can be done with a wider lens.
Background is important.The best bet IMHO is to shoot the fish in the water or the bank, but you have to be quick to save stress on the fish.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
There’s a few things you can do to help you get good pics when shooting solo.
1. Don’t panic – if you treat the fish well you have plenty of time.
2. Always keep the fish on the leader until you’re ready to let it go – ie don’t fish barbless. A fish on the leader will settle down very quickly. tether it with the leader in the weeds or in a hole in the gravel while you set up your camera with the right lens for the shot. Take this time to study possible options. The fish actually release a lot better because they’ve had plenty of recovery time.
3. Have a range of possible shots in your head and then experiment.
Morsie
Tim-buy a remote for your point and shoot if available,and a small tripod(lots of options)set the camara up halfway down your pool or run,and kneel in front of the camara and take a few test shots.Think head,shoulders,fish,don’t hold the fish out,place the camara closer,fill the frame with the subject.
Here’s another shot, in this instance I dug a trench in the sand to stand the fish up so I could get a good profile, so much better than lying it on the sand with its eye exposed to the full sun of the Northern Territory and me looking to avoid shadow on the subject. There’s plenty of water around its gills all the time and I packed its far side with sand to hold it up. I planned what i was going to do before landing it and with the fish still on the line in the shallows dug the trench with my heel and prepared the camera.
Morsie
Love the beached fish Morsie.
Zach’s point about using a net is critical (imo). Not only do nice nets look good in images, it allows you let go of the fish, and gives it a place to rest while you set up.
Corey, is your first shot from a tripod with timer? How about the third shot?
All: Thanks for the excellent and informative replies.
Cheers!
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