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How do you get a good picture of an albino? What color backgroud works and what kind of lighting?

this is the best I've gotten so far. It's still a little blurry and I obviously still need to practice!

Picture was taken with a Fuji FinePix, the background was a black pillowcase and lighting was natural light from an open window, around 7pm, near sunset, no flash. Flash always washes them out too much. I find the pictures come out better with a matte background as opposed to a reflective one. The picture below is the most accurate one I've gotten of his color.

The best advise I can offer is... practice makes perfect!
Good luck!

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'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."' -Rainshadow

I've found that the compact fluorescent light bulbs (spiral type) can bring out a lot of the color in most snakes esp with fuji cameras (I have a FinePix Z1)
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0.1 CB fiancee' Kelly (Pythona)
1.1 Albino Burms
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Ever growing Boa colony
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1.0 Blood Python
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0.1 Jack russell/chihuahua cross (Harley)

Well my snakes serve a second purpose...they keep my family out of my house

Here's my normal male in 'feed me' mode...

I put mine in a rubbermaid with white cloth bg or papertowels and leave it in there till it settles down and take some pics, i use a florecent light next to my camera and with the flash and it helps it not drown out the color so much for me.


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I think!

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Ty
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