How to photograph through glass or cages
Quick Photography Tips:
Quick photography tips for those who don’t like reading or just don’t have the time!
#4 How to photograph through glass or cages
If you’re at the zoo and are faced with an animal that is caged or behind a glass window, zoom your lens all the way out to its maximum length, stand as close to the glass or cage as possible, then focus through the glass and onto the animal. If your lens doesn’t do this automatically, then turn the focus ring yourself manually to show the camera exactly where you want to focus. Also make sure you’re not standing in front of a crack or scratch in the glass. Otherwise the camera might want to focus on that instead.
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Posted in Quick Tips by Tanya Puntti at November 14th, 2009.
Good tip. I also see a lot of people trying to take photographs through glass with their flash turned on. All this does is result in a flash light bouncing off the glass and seen within their photo. So is best to turn off all automatic flash settings and raise your ISO instead. Just thought I’d share
Mia.
Thanks for the tip Mia. Yes, I’ve seen that a lot also, especially with point and click camera’s. As you said, It’s good to turn off all automatic flash settings. I guess this is also important from the viewpoint of the animal being photographed as well, for obvious reasons.
Kind Regards.
Tanya.