take a better photo

..TAKE BETTER PHOTO'S..
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Showing you how to take a better picture.

These two pictures are of the same fish (a 16.5 lb Mirror carp)
16.5lb mirror carp (photo taken at range, and with the fish held tight in the lap)

Hold the fish confidently (a beautiful 27.5 lb Mirror carp)

What picture would you rather show your mates ?

......Distance
The Pictures above are of the same fish, (picture left) was obtained by holding the fish tight into the lap with the fish laying flat on the forearms, (picture right) was achieved by holding the fish upright and forward.

......(1) Subject is held tight to the chest, and quite low down. This will result in a wasted photo and the fish detail would be bad.

......(1a) This front view picture is wasted due to the distance between the camera and the subject, there is to much of the shot wasted on the background, the fish is almost laid flat - and tight to the chest, and the subject looks like he is wearing the brolly as a hat.

......(2) Subject is held out at about 10 inches, and still quite low down and level with the chest.. (stretch the arms more).

......(2a) This picture is a lot better although most of the frame is wasted with background, and the person taking the picture should have been a lot closer to the subject, this shot is reasonable but will lack considerably on detail, and make identifying the fish in future difficult

......(3) Subject is held almost at arms length, and the hands are up almost level with the top of the chest. (hide the fingers)

......(3a) Finally we have a very good shot of the subject, notice how the fish takes prime position on the frame - and the tail and head fit to the edge of the shot resulting in excellent detail and definition, this gives you the best chance of identifying the fish if caught again.

......Summery
A beautiful picture of this mirror carp resulted from using the methods above, holding the fish out and at chest height, the right distance between camera and subject, and filling the frame with the subject. The crew at 1FISH believe that the photo should be of the fish and the person holding it, so it pays to fill the frame with these subjects, cut out as much background as possible and take up the whole shot with the fish, this method of photography gives the very best memory of the fish but also makes it appear bigger, so remember to those unscrupulous of you out there (never lie about the size)

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FISH SAFETY:

After landing the fish, place it on your unhooking mat. Kneel down in front of the fish, when you are comfortable gently lift the fish. Make sure that in the event the fish slips and falls - it will have a short distance and a soft landing on the mat, so no harm can come to the fish.