I got sick of my photos looking like they were taken with a potato so I splashed out and spent a whopping £10 on a clip on macro lens for my phone. The results are definitely an improvement but I was hoping someone could advise me on basic settings like ISO, etc or anything else that will help get nice sharp close up photos of my tarantulas.
Below are a few shots I took to test the lens. At first I tried to take the photos with the t in it's enclosure but it seemed like I had to get within an inch before it would focus. It wasn't until after I got her out I figured out that screwing the wide angle lens onto the macro lens let it focus from more of a distance, although I still needed to be somewhat close. All the photos were snapped in a couple of minutes with no care going into anything other than them being more or less in focus. I didn't want to bother her too much so I got it done and then put her back.
She (fingers crossed) is a two inch T albopilosus.
Below are a few shots I took to test the lens. At first I tried to take the photos with the t in it's enclosure but it seemed like I had to get within an inch before it would focus. It wasn't until after I got her out I figured out that screwing the wide angle lens onto the macro lens let it focus from more of a distance, although I still needed to be somewhat close. All the photos were snapped in a couple of minutes with no care going into anything other than them being more or less in focus. I didn't want to bother her too much so I got it done and then put her back.
She (fingers crossed) is a two inch T albopilosus.