I am a Civil Engineer.  before I figured out things require money, I went for a Bachelor of Fine Arts..in photography.   interesting enough, photography is beneficial in photography for the ubiquitous fishing pic.  the grip and grin. 

 

pictures of ME and my fish typically suck..haha..  but I seem to click a few great images of my buddies.  the conversation at the tackle shop left my face sore from laughing so hard.  we were showing off bad pictures taken by buddies.  faces cut in half, tiny images of fish by being way to far away..

 

get closer, and pay attention where the sun is, and check out the background.  

 Great advice and I am ALL About that Get Closer part !

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A-Jay

Even with lower quality cameras of yesteryear, I've always managed top quality photos ?

I snuck up on a friend and snapped this.

 

(probably shouldn't post pics of friends).

Some people are just better at taking photos than others.  Its really dependent on the person.  Selfies are the worst and I refuse to take them.

1 hour ago, Darth-Baiter said:

I am a Civil Engineer.  before I figured out things require money, I went for a Bachelor of Fine Arts..in photography.

lol. you got me at fine arts... 

My wife is a photographer and I know more than I ever wanted to.  I can, on occasion, take less than crappy phone photo of some else holding a fish.  But the 99% of the photos on my phone have a fish in them and are taken seated in a kayak with a phone on a 15" tether while bobbing on the water, and somewhat at the mercy of the sun direction.  I'm not planning on entering any photo contests anytime soon.

I'm sure I drive my buddies crazy having them switch spots in the boat and adjusting the angle they're holding the fish, but those little things make such a huge difference between a picture of a fish, and a good picture of a fish, it's worth the effort to me. 

1 hour ago, Choporoz said:

I'm not planning on entering any photo contests anytime soon.

 

I am in an annual work fishing contest every year at my office.  The requirement for submitting an entry is that there must be a photo of the fish's length (plus an optional action photo).  It can be very difficult to take a good, clear photo of a fish on a measuring board by yourself.  I have found that out multiple times now.  Having a second person in the boat really helps, which is obviously not an option in your kayak.

 

Here are a few examples of fish that I have submitted the last few years.  As you can see, some are better than others.  The length I submit is subject to variability by a panel of non-participants.  For example, if I submit a 19 inch bass but the photo of its length is not a clear 19 inches in my photo, I may not get credit for that length.  Years ago I was having trouble getting a good measurement of a muskie.  I was simply using a tape measure.  I fixed that problem with a folding rapala measuring stick that goes to 60 inches and has a fence in the front for the snout of the fish. 

 

Last year, I won with a 40 inch tiger muskie (last photo).  I was fishing by myself but two guys on a dock nearby waved me over to help and take some photos.

I hate selfies but I still take them on occasion.  they are fast.

 

I have however, started clipping my GoPro to the end of my paddle to do them.

 

quality is diminished tho.

 

I love taking pictures, dabbled with photography off and on for many years. I will admit though, I suck at taking selfies with fish to show their true size. As long as the fish is fully framed and and my dumb face is in it, its good enough. I can lose track of 30-60 minutes just taking close pictures of bugs and wildlife I see while out paddling the waters. Last bank fishing adventure, I spent 35 minutes just taking pictures of dragon flies because I was able to get so close to them and they didn't seem to mind.

I have a darkroom in my house, so photography is one of my hobbies.  Though I'll admit, my fish photos are just a journal for my own records. But still, you have to take framing and lighting into consideration, or else why take the time to snap the darn thing?  You want to be able to tell what the photo is of, right?  

 

I think most people are just overwhelmed with the technical side of it all, and don't really think about the basics.  They just want to get it over with and move on.  And I can't blame them.  I mean, who even goes through old photos anymore?  

 

2 minutes ago, Bankc said:

I have a darkroom in my house, so photography is one of my hobbies.

That was me 35-45 years ago. 35mm SLR, several lenses, full darkroom.

 

Made side money in HS, College and after doing shoots for weddings, birthdays, special events...then I got married and my free time for photography went bye-bye.

 

Sold the darkroom and some of my lenses- but kept the camera

 

Anyone want a Minolta XD-5 with a 45mm and an 80-200 zoom with macro?

Hold my beer. I got this.

6 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

Hold my beer. I got this.

How many lumens is that ?

WAIT, think I see a fish, nice. Lol

I'm OK at taking pics of the fish I catch if I have a couple of seconds to get the phone set up.  When I rush the fish turns into blob.  No good at selfies at all. 

 

I make pictures for a living.  It's obvious I leave my work at home when fishing.

 

scott

I don't take photos I just use the GoPro mounted to my hat and take them from the video. They're lower resolution that way but I'm more interested in the video anyways. If I get a better camera one day then I'll do photos maybe too.

 

Pet peeve - people who record videos in portrait mode. "Hey look how long this fish is! Well at least the middle part, can't see the head or tail!"

On 7/6/2022 at 12:37 PM, T-Billy said:

Hold my beer. I got this.

I love this!!!  fun and funny!!

On 7/6/2022 at 11:05 AM, A-Jay said:

 Great advice and I am ALL About that Get Closer part !

A-Jay

They call it a fisheye lens/filter for a reason

2 hours ago, slonezp said:

They call it a fisheye lens/filter for a reason

So I guess I'm doing right then.

A-Jay

Fish selfies are the way