Re: Photographing Koi
[quote=aam1234;280933]We have a small, almost like a pond for Koi. My question is...what do you mean guys when you say "indirect light". Do you mean to have an extension cord and position the flash on the side, or do you mean to bounce it off a white board.
As you say, "it's all about the light"!
If you were to use a "Koi bowl" (as suggested by Koisanke), you could place it indoors by a window with the light illuminating the fish through the side of the bowl (indirectly), while you photograph it from above. Ideally, there would also be a reflecting surface on the away-from-the-window side to reflect some light onto the fish from that direction as well.
You could drape some white or off-white fabric over the seat and back of a chair, facing a window, place the "Koi bowl" on the seat of the chair and take ambient light pictures from directly above.
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