picture taking tips

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#1 Post by **jaswi** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:45 am

I've posted this before probably a year or more ago, but I've noticed that it seems lots of people are having trouble taking nice clear pictures of their teeth. Here are my tips.

Put your camera in macro(close-up) mode. The symbol for this mode is a little tulip looking flower.
If possible, connect your camera to the TV so as to use your tv as the viewfinder to help with angling and pointing the camera.
Don't get the camera too close.. about 1 foot should be minimum, 1-2 feet max with macro mode. This will allow the camera to focus properly
Using a flash normally produces a clearer picture, but the angling of teeth can sometimes cause glare, I prefer to use a flash still.
Don't be afraid to get more than your teeth in the picture, the more well lit area there is to focus, the clearer the picture. You can crop out your face/nose/chin/horns/whatever later.

I hope this helps some people

#2 Post by **HeidiLinette** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:24 pm

I don't feel my "before" teeth deserve my $1,000+ camera.. lol.. I will take great clear pictures of them once they shape up.

Until then, they will get my phone camera, and they will like it!

#3 Post by **chillin-in-grilz** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:20 pm

when ever i use the macro it says its out of focus.

#4 Post by **jaswi** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:24 pm

It is probably trying to focus on the dark of your mouth. Most cameras in the past several years have a 2 stage shutter release. Press it half way down and the camera focuses, then the rest of the way and it takes the picture. Try holding the cam back about a foot from your mouth, loc it on your chin or something in the area, then open mouth for the pic. Probably not the best explanation on this one.. but I'm not a great teacher

#5 Post by **chillin-in-grilz** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:27 pm

#6 Post by **TheNewEmperor** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:59 am

all fine and well but....how do i make my teeth look whiter in the photo?

i only have photo filtre and access to photoshop at work (though I'm not competent in it at all)

to take photos i just stand infront of a mirror and put the view screen of the digital camera towards the mirror and snap away (with the flash turned on) using the mirror you'll easily see if the camera has focussed correctly

#7 Post by **iamtheotherme** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:38 am

Great idea about using the TV as the viewfinder. I gotta figure out how to do that on my TV.

I'm curious too about how to make the teeth look whiter without necessarily involving Photoshop...