How to Photograph a Fish... or.... (what ever is closest to the camera will look the biggest.)
I like fun pictures. Try a shot with the person (angler) not looking into the camera. Sometimes the best pictures don't even have a person in the picture. Try showing the rod and reel in the picture too.
Also try using the flash during the day. The flash will soften those harsh shadows caused by the sun. Try to have the sun at your back. To make the fish look larger... hold it closer to the camera.
We can see the fish isn't really that big... look at the size of the anglers hand. It's larger than his head. Anyone can tell the fish was being held out at arms length to make it look big.
The trick is to hide the hand behind the fish so you have no visual reference to compare to the fish. If you want to show the actual size of something, put a ruler or some known item in the picture that one can identify. A visual reference. Everyone knows the size of a dime so we can figure out the size of the fish tags.
So, hold the fish close to the camera, and don't have anything to give you a visual reference to size.
To make it even larger... use a wide angle lens and get really close to the fish.
The most important thing is to just take lots of pictures so you can share all those happy memories of your fishing adventures.
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