Dimitri wrote:

Ceratogyrus wrote:
Whenever possible, I usually try not to take pics through the glass. I rather open the lid and take them with no glass in the way.

Yip never through glass. Problem is you always tend to get pictures from above. Like your ceratogyrus sp you never get to see how long the horn is etc

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I also tend to take pics during feeding time as that's the only time the spiders come out of their burrows.
I would love to get side on images of my Ceratogyrus, but with the arboreal enclosures I use for them to allow them to burrow, it is impossible unless I am rehousing.
And length is not always the most important thing, Dimitri. Thickness can be just as important at times (Which is easy to see from above).

Spunky wrote: If you don't have Photoshop or some generic version of it - Use the Microsoft Office Picture Program thingy. It works just as well to enhance the pics (even if you take a horrid picture). Or use Instagram to edit, available on most smart phones.

Excellent tip.
I use Picasa (generic picture programs thingy) when I don't have Photoshop available. Picasa has some some easy to use functions with great effect.
Instagram should really have a desktop client.
Editing is basically a requirement for nice photos. You always have to adjust the brightness, saturation, contrast, etc. to get the most. Even over produced pics has their place.

Ceratogyrus wrote: And length is not always the most important thing, Dimitri. Thickness can be just as important at times (Which is easy to see from above).

Cerat's second most fluent language: innuendo

For taking pics through glass with decent-ish camera.

1. Clean the glass - hehe
2. Set up camera on tripod and use cable release.
3. Use a longer lens 100mm to 200mm if you have something in that range.
4. Set to aperture priority mode and use a small aperture. Lowest F-number. This will help blur the glass, and focus on the spider. Try focus on the optic tubercle.

5. Shoot at night.
6. Switch off all the lights to kill reflections.
7. Open lid and shine torchy thing on spider.
8. Make the exposure.

or

7. Open lid and shine torchy thing on spider, but keep the torchy thing quite far away so it is still quite dark for longer exposure.
8. Make the exposure and 'paint' the spider with the light.

Experiment and have le fun!

SynergyZA wrote:

Ceratogyrus wrote: And length is not always the most important thing, Dimitri. Thickness can be just as important at times (Which is easy to see from above).

Cerat's second most fluent language: innuendo

These dirty minds.

Dimitri wrote: I find it impossible to take pics in the tanks especially the little tanks. You get shadows from glass never mind your shadow. Then like you said positioning the camera to get close and good angle is extremely difficult.

Another suggestion is to make a little studio box with peat and some decorations move the t temporarily in there for the pictures.

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I like that idea.How do you get them out without destroying their webbing? Or is that not really something you worry about?