> I think this question has been asked before, so I apologize for asking it
> again, but I never paid much attention to it until I got my digital camera
> and since then the question hasn't be asked much. But anyway, I'd really
> like to know the best ways to take pictures of gerbils as far as lighting
and
> backgrounds and getting details such as DPP spots on a gerbil. I do have
> some picture on my web site that turned out well and they were taken in a
> very bright room. But anyways any extra tips from all of you would be
very
> helpful. Thank you!
>
> Angie Hull
>
If I remember, the site called www.gerbils.org has a section about
photography,, it's been awhile since I looked at that section of the site.
I try to use a background that lets the gerbil stand out in the picture. My
background is a light colored flannel sheet. It adds a soft touch to the
pictures. :o)
I have this sheet on my desk, with my desk lamp sitting on top of the
computer cart. This puts the lamp about 3 feet above the desk. It really
seems to help brighten up the pics.
I use my digital camera to take the pics. I have a Sony Mavica FD-73. What I
like best about the digital camera is that I can take a ton of pictures and
not worry about wasting any film. I can easily delete all the bad shots.
Another great thing about this camera is that is uses a floppy disk. I just
take the pics and pop the disk into the computer and within minutes I have
my pics on my website.
Ann-Marie L. Roberts
T&T Gerbils
Escanaba, Michigan
Member of the American Gerbil Society
Pup Count Project creator and maintainer
Pup Count Home page:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/pupctlist.html
Please visit my website at:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/
