Eyes

[Wheels]

My daughter has lovely blue eyes and I want to take a close up of 1 of her eyes just to see how clear I can get it. Any one got any tips on how to get a crystal clear eye shot?

 

[IanC]

This is a good tutorial on how to process after getting the shot you want http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=43265

 

[Wheels]

I had a read of that Ian thank you, I dont have photoshop though

 

[TheNissanMan]

I had a read of that Ian thank you, I dont have photoshop though

GIMP is a free alternative where most of the buttons and menu functions are the same

 

[Snap_Happy]

No ideas - never tried anything like it...

 

[CGeezer]

Maybe use live view on a d300s :shrug:

 

[david1701]

200mm as close as you can get to focus and using that sb900 off camera (on cable) through a diffuser as eyes just take light and throw it out looking better and sparklier

 

[trevorbray]

Julian....boy !! You are gonna have so much fun with the D300. I like natural light, say from a window but not direct sunlight into the subjects face. I like to try and get a catchlight in the eye. I'd suggest longish focal length, wide open. Adjust ISO to get a low as possible shutter, maybe as low as1/60th.
These situations make good use of a reflector. Use the time till you get your hands on the D300 to observe her and see if you get the lighting and pose sorted so you'll have a good idea where to start.
Have fun mate, you're gonna love it.

 

[Dogfish_magnet]

i took this last year with a macro lens and flash - just hand held - the problem is the reflection of the kit - not to sure how to get rid of this - exif is intact

 

[Snap_Happy]

Wow - awesome!

 

[lawrenceots]

wow, that is good!

 

[david1701]

Julian....boy !! You are gonna have so much fun with the D300. I like natural light, say from a window but not direct sunlight into the subjects face. I like to try and get a catchlight in the eye. I'd suggest longish focal length, wide open. Adjust ISO to get a low as possible shutter, maybe as low as1/60th.
These situations make good use of a reflector. Use the time till you get your hands on the D300 to observe her and see if you get the lighting and pose sorted so you'll have a good idea where to start.
Have fun mate, you're gonna love it.

natural light i good, but ignore all that he just said about iso, a 1/60th second close up of an eye will have camera shake and subject blur. Up the iso to get the shutter speed where it needs to be

 

[Digitall]

I agree with David. A high shutter speed and high ISO, as there will be camera movement and subject movement no matter how still you both are. If you can use daylight that will help with eliminating kit reflection.

Allan