Photographing Cannabis

MysticMorris

MysticMorris

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Schmarmpit said:
I like where the OP was originally headed--concerning the more artistic approach to photographing cannabis.
I think it becomes a bit tricky to take a shot that entices the artistic mind. It seems that any photo with decent lighting can arouse a sense of excitement just because we all love this naturally beautiful plant. The glistening trichs and the bulk of flowers is hard to deny attraction. But I seldom see pictures of cannabis that I would say had an artistic leaning.

It seems we are left with manipulating the environment, either pre or post. We can change backgrounds, change lighting filters, zoom in on a visually pleasing arrangement of leaves, buds, and stems, etc. These are the images I'd like to see more of. I always thought Subcool/TGA had an artistic eye for his plant photographs. He likes to use different colored backgrounds, and also seems to have a knack for choosing the perfect vantage point and lighting. Just search his strains to see what I mean. I recently acquired a Canon T3i body, but have not had the funds to get a decent macro lens or ring light.

What other manipulations can one perform to take the photograph into the artistic realm?
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I get what you are saying and basically agree with you, however I think that anything that takes a combination of skills to acheive can kind of be looked on as an art form. I guess I have my own definition of art in my head, and when I made this thread I just had the idea of posting nice photos. In the stricter sense of using a medium to create your art then I agree that we arent so much creating something but using a keen eye to take advantage of something that is already there.
 
MysticMorris

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Awesome, I need to get this macro stuff down as well as some of you. Great pics there, I like the lighting. Sort of looks like you have two differnt tones of lights above and below, I need to try that :)
 
lordjin

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chrishydro said:
All set up just waiting for the ups guy to get here, should be anytime now
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Oh, I hate waiting for the UPS guy to deliver a piece of gear! The anticipation! I actually wait oustide on the sidewalk for the UPS guy so I can tackle him on sight. Lol.
 
MysticMorris

MysticMorris

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Thats a great start, see how nicely the background blurs? You have it well focused. Taking pics under an HPS is tricky, its a really nice pic but if you want to start getting macro detail I wouldnt advise using that as a lightsource.

Oh and does your camera have a live-view option?
 
chrishydro

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What is a live view option if you mean can i switch between the lcd and the normal thing you look through yes. I used the look through piece I can get a better focus. As for light I might take them outside later and try some shots. Watered this morning so the pots weigh a lot and I have a bumm back at times.
 
chrishydro

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Im going to go outside and take some shots of my moon flowers. I have a lot of blooms and wonder what the light dif will look like
 
MysticMorris

MysticMorris

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Live view is when you see what you are about to take a picture of on the LCD display so it sounds like you have it. If you can zoom in on the image like I can on mine (not the lense zoom but the LCD zoom) it means you can see a live macro image. It makes it so easy to focus. I should add that you would need to have manual focus on.
 
chrishydro

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MysticMorris said:
Live view is when you see what you are about to take a picture of on the LCD display so it sounds like you have it. If you can zoom in on the image like I can on mine (not the lense zoom but the LCD zoom) it means you can see a live macro image. It makes it so easy to focus. I should add that you would need to have manual focus on.
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I have a button that allows the lcd screen to be adjusted to 5x and 10x when I am under the hps and push this button the view on the screen is amazing but when I snap it does not take that photo. I am thinking that it is the lights in the flower room so when I can get them outside I am sure they shots will be amazing. I can see how this can become a hobby very quickly.
 
MysticMorris

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Ah I see, maybs you have the shutter speed set a bit too slow. Are some images getting a bit flooded with light? The live view can be an accurate representation of the final picture, shutter speed is one thing that might throw it off. The shake of your hand can also blur the image if the shutter speed is slow.
 
chrishydro

chrishydro

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I learned how to adjust the shutter spped and I have it on a tripod and I am using a ten second delay so after I focus I then start the process and stand back as not to vibrate it at all. The Canon company has great tech support I call they help
 
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