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[PRIMO]

Wow, so many great ideas & tips. My brain twirls.

[Bud Magic]

Hey Rockman,

If you have the loupe, or are getting one, you might find the metal part that swings out to hold it gets in the way and stops your loupe from sitting flat over the camera on the phone/tablet. I removed it so there is no gap between the loupe lens and the camera lens. A gap there will give you less quality on your pics.
Be sure you have the proper side of the loupe facing the camera lens. Mine has little LED lights on it (that I don't use), and those should face outward.

Looking forward to how you do with this.

[rockman]

Thanks so much Bud, you've brought up some great points, as well as reminding me that GWE is still the "go to" for info (sometimes I spend all my time with forum info, and forget where this all began!😊). Green mentioned about using the loupe on my thread, and your suggestion to tape it sounds perfect. I haven't been so concerned about pic quality with the the beginnings of my grow, but getting great views of developing buds and trichomes seems pretty important. As far as lighting, fortunately with my setup (circular cage with bamboo side poles to hold the many CFL fixtures) I can easily get focused light on the subject. Always turn off that fan 😊.Really nice to have you on this forum....we'll definitely appreciate your wisdom with cannabis cultivation! 🌿

[Karlee]

Welcome Bud

You made us all happy with this technique thanks for sharing and thanks for the journal they really help to learn what different pot does when growing.

[Bud Magic]

Hi Rockman.

One thing I do regularly to get really close up pictures (macro shots) of trichomes is to tape a jewelers magnifier loupe over the lens of my camera on my phone. I have some pictures of this, but I'm not sure where I should go to post them yet. Not sure the welcome thread is the place.

Then I rubber band the phone to a tripod top and get in there good and steady. The more magnification you do, the steadier you need to keep the camera/tablet. The slightest shaky hand or movement will cause blur. A tripod really helps to keep from having blurred shots when getting in close with the loupe. If you don't have a tripod, just steady your elbows using a pillow or something to lean on to keep your hands steady.

For good pics, always check your backgrounds and clutter. You want your focus to be on the bud/plant or whatever it is you are trying to show. Clear things away or get tighter to the subject. Cropping is a great tool, you can get rid of a lot of distractions around your subject with that.

Also, when taking pictures of plants close up, turn off any fans. You don't want the subject blowing in the breeze while you are trying to take the pic. ;-)

I'll get some more tips in later, just wanted to fly that one to you while I was here.

Hope that was helpful for now.

Check out the Grow Weed Easy site for some awesome tips on photographing your plants too: (now that I've been completely through that page, it says it all. Fabulous write up!)

http://www.growweedeasy.com/how-to-take-plant-pictures

Also, I just discovered the greatest little light for holding near my plants or taping to a tripod to direct light at my subject. I got a couple as Christmas presents. Check your local hardware or home centers for GRIP 37110 COB LED light. Amazon has them too. These are the handiest little lights, and very very bright. Much more compact than trying to hook up a bulb somewhere near you.

[rockman]

Hey Bud, CC mentioned that you have some tips on getting better cannabis pictures with a camera. Would you able to share those? I lke to use my Fire tablet camera to it's fullest, now that I'm sharing photos on a forum ( new experience for me). Thanks in advance! 🌻

[Bud Magic]

Oops....LOL I was trying to edit and my internet went haywire. I guess I wound up saving a blank area. It's back now.
Thanks for letting me know.

[CCOiler]

The link returns you back to the same post, can you check on it again please. Thank You Bud Magic

[Bud Magic]

Happy New Year all!!

Okay, I couldn't quite figure out how to link a journal to my signature, but I got it now.

Go to your journal and click on the post number in the upper right corner, copy that link and save it somewhere. Or go to a post that you want to link to, and do the same.

Click on your user name to get to your profile. Under your name click on "edit settings", then click on "account". Scroll down to the
"Conversation Detail Options" and click on the "edit post signature" Type in your Journal name and then paste the link you copied under that.
Click save, and then okay. Then for good measure click the "save settings" tab and you are done!

I added the instructions to my signature.
Pass this on if anyone else needs it.

[rockman]

And its "all natural"! 🌿

[CCOiler]

Thank you all very much!!

"Rockman" It is the best meds out there.

"alltatup" we do improve (cure) with age don't we

"NebulaHaze" looks like you have your hands full with us "old Hippies", thank you for the welcome

[NebulaHaze]

Welcome to the forum!

[NebulaHaze]

That's actually a good idea! Next time we do an update I think we may do that! The only things we updated this last time was a bug preventing some people from being able to upload pictures (it would tell them the file extension was not accepted, even if it was fine). We're hoping this recent update fixed it! Other than the picture upload (hopefully) working, everything has stayed the same this time

[alltatup]

Welcome old worn out Hippie!!! Glad you're here among a bunch of old worn out Hippies!! But here's the thing about us: we just improve with age, it's like we "cure" and get stronger (in spite of our pains)!!! There's a thread about the ages of all the members, and the majority is up there! You have come to the right place!!!

[rockman]

Welcome old hippie...you're certainly amongst many other members here that might be described as such, including myself! 🌸😊 I am also enjoying cannabis for pain medication, amongst other benefits. Looking forward to your posts! 🌸