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How can I take better pictures of the fish I catch?
After reeling a fish in, sometimes I want to take a picture before I let it go. So I unhook the fish and hold it in one hand while I take the picture with my other.
I am usually in a hurry to get the fish back into the water quickly and its always kind of awkward to hold a slimy fish in one hand and a camera in the other.
Here is a photo that I took:
Are there techniques or tips for better photos under these types of conditions?
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...it's always kind of awkward to hold a slimy fish in one hand and a camera in the other.
If you put the camera on a tripod pointing down, you free up a hand. This would also potentially let you set up a white background with a ruler to show how large the fish is.
Taking this to extremes, if you have sufficiently high-end equipment you could tether the camera to a tablet (probably powered by a large battery pack, because it will need to be always on and run the screen fairly bright) and operate it by nose on touchscreen. For a lower tech approach, it should be possible to find a remote trigger which can be fired with a foot pedal.
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