One of the best ways we have to communicate our successes is with photos. I could tell you we've caught a number of "nice", or "great", or even "amazing" fish, but what does that mean? Whereas if I show you all this:
You get a pretty good idea of what I mean!
I've made the tongue-in-cheek comment before that some of our guides need photography lessons, so I thought to myself why not share some tips with everyone out there?
Lesson number 1 is a basic one: Get the whole fish in the photo!
Seems simple, yes? And yet, so often I am sent photos with the angler centered in the frame, and the head or tail of the fish hanging out.
(or in some cases, both!)
With sturgeon especially, you only have a few moments to capture what could be the fish of a lifetime, so be sure to capture the whole fish. Take a step back if you can, or even have the person holding the fish turn sideways slightly. It doesn't lessen the impact of the size of the fish (if anything, it can make the fish look longer!), and will help to get the whole fish in the frame, as shown below:
Of course in an ideal world, the fish are large enough that you have to take them to the beach, and then there is plenty of room to fit everyone in the frame!
Next week, Lesson #2: Using a flash in sunny weather
