Tried something new today

[reptileparadise]

I'm very pleased with the result
Sorry they aren't gartersnakes...I'll have to think of a good method of taking their pictures with a background like this.
Ideas anyone?
"the set-up" (and a small view of the reptileroom)
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/DSC_0029Small-1.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/DSC_0028Small.jpg

The result
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Nakweek%202008/foto31Small.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Nakweek%202008/Foto26Small.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Nakweek%202008/foto18Large.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s285/reptile-paradise/Nakweek%202008/foto19Large.jpg

[infernalis]

Try hanging jungle like pictures behind the animals. I like the perch idea a lot, A full black background would be an interesting effect also.

Nice lizards, I like that Chameleon:D if you ever get bored with it, send it my way.

[adamanteus]

That's very clever, Sjoerd.:)

[jitami]

Very nice effect! I like it a lot! :)

[Snaky]

Very nice idea, Sjoerd :)

[count dewclaw]

Good idea for photos! For garters, could you place a piece of driftwood in there for them? If you could somehow warm the wood up so that the snakes want to stay....

[Lori P]

Oh yeah, very nice Sjoerd!! Those pics turned out great!!

[GartersRock]

Nice!!! I love pics of reptiles with a stark white backround... Very artsy and clean... Really puts ALL the focus on the animal and makes great for sales pictures. ;)

[reptileparadise]

if you ever get bored with it, send it my way.

Lol...got 32 hatchlings ready to go :D


Really puts ALL the focus on the animal and makes great for sales pictures. ;).

Yup, defenitly! I've been trying to take pictures like this for 2 or 3 years now. Mostly for leopardgeckos that I had for sale. But those guys don't stick!

Thanks for the reactions. I'll be experimenting a whole lot more since I'm getting nervous for the big trip :D :o

[anji1971]

I like that! Nice effect with the white. And sweet critters, too!:)

[Stefan-A]

Not bad. :)

I'm not really a fan of white backgrounds when I'm taking pictures.

[drache]

it's pretty nice for white
what did you use for lighting?
I myself don't like white very much because I think it washes out the colours and I often find it hard to look at, but there is a way to do it and I think you may be getting close

[zooplan]

I´ve worked with the wallpapers for aquarium sometimes, and have seen the first that were designed for terarium too.

[reptileparadise]

Thanks guys!
Rhea, I just used the flash for this one. I should use an external flash to avoid shadows (chameleon pic and one of the eurydactylodes pictures) but I just don't have the money to buy one at the moment :D

There's defenitly a way to do this right. I personally like the pictures from hisss.net (leopardgeckos) a lot!
I'm trying to achieve something like that without building a lightbox.

[Snake lover 3-25]

awwww very cute pics!!!!!! good luck!!!!