Photography Tips

HOW TO EXTERNAL FLASH • When you are taking pictures of people or objects Consider using a diffuser to lesson the harsh shadows DSLR TAKE PHOTOS IN LOW LIGHT • Camera with manual controls • High ISO Burst shooting capabilities • Ability to shoot in RAW LENS Preferably with an aperture below f/2.8 • Look for one with image stabilization or vibration reduction HOW TO GUIDE: REMOTE SHUTTER RELEASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate that shake • Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up IISO. This may result in a image with additional noise, but this can be fixed with some post-processing (shoot in RAW if available). • Use a large aperture. Larger apertures let in more light. • Slow down shutter speed. The longer your shutter is open the more light that will get in. • Use an off camera flash. Try to direct the light so that it doesn't hit your subject straight on, try deflecting the light to soften it. • Use your cameras exposure compensation capability. The scale on many of today's DSLR's allow from -3 to +3 stops in 1/3 stop increments. Dial the exposure compensation to the positive side to purposefully"overexpose" the photograph. TRIPOD • To steady your camera & reduce shake • Eşsential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: Aperture Wide Wide Tripod Flash Exposure Fast ISO High High Low Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast |Long Long Long Medium Low Low Stars Medium Light Painting Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor QUICK TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. up your ISO, crank it up as high as you need, do not worry about the noise, get the shot. • When using a flash bounce the light off a wall or other object will help to reduce harsh shadows on f/1.4 f/2 f/2.8 f/4 f/5.6 f/8 Wide Narrow your subject. • Motion blur can be a cool effect, experiment with a moving subject and a longer LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make • Wear dark clothing. Find a dark location. sure its on. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. Set your camera on a tripod. • Press shutter. Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. Experiment with aperture, ISOand shutter speed until you get the look you are going for. Check your work and try it again if you are not happy. • Do not be afraid to make a mistake, you can learn a lot from a mistake. • Hand-held shots should be no slower then 1/60th of a second other wise use a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/l.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wallI, ground or other solid object. • Relax when you hold the camera, a tense hand will cause you to shake the camera. • Avoid zooming in on your subject. • Take a deep breath, and exhale slowly then photograph. • Gently press the shutter button and leave your figure on it. Triple tap your subject (take multiple photos in a short succession). snapsort HOW TO EXTERNAL FLASH • When you are taking pictures of people or objects Consider using a diffuser to lesson the harsh shadows DSLR TAKE PHOTOS IN LOW LIGHT • Camera with manual controls • High ISO Burst shooting capabilities • Ability to shoot in RAW LENS Preferably with an aperture below f/2.8 • Look for one with image stabilization or vibration reduction HOW TO GUIDE: REMOTE SHUTTER RELEASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate that shake • Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up IISO. This may result in a image with additional noise, but this can be fixed with some post-processing (shoot in RAW if available). • Use a large aperture. Larger apertures let in more light. • Slow down shutter speed. The longer your shutter is open the more light that will get in. • Use an off camera flash. Try to direct the light so that it doesn't hit your subject straight on, try deflecting the light to soften it. • Use your cameras exposure compensation capability. The scale on many of today's DSLR's allow from -3 to +3 stops in 1/3 stop increments. Dial the exposure compensation to the positive side to purposefully"overexpose" the photograph. TRIPOD • To steady your camera & reduce shake • Eşsential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: Aperture Wide Wide Tripod Flash Exposure Fast ISO High High Low Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast |Long Long Long Medium Low Low Stars Medium Light Painting Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor QUICK TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. up your ISO, crank it up as high as you need, do not worry about the noise, get the shot. • When using a flash bounce the light off a wall or other object will help to reduce harsh shadows on f/1.4 f/2 f/2.8 f/4 f/5.6 f/8 Wide Narrow your subject. • Motion blur can be a cool effect, experiment with a moving subject and a longer LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make • Wear dark clothing. Find a dark location. sure its on. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. Set your camera on a tripod. • Press shutter. Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. Experiment with aperture, ISOand shutter speed until you get the look you are going for. Check your work and try it again if you are not happy. • Do not be afraid to make a mistake, you can learn a lot from a mistake. • Hand-held shots should be no slower then 1/60th of a second other wise use a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/l.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wallI, ground or other solid object. • Relax when you hold the camera, a tense hand will cause you to shake the camera. • Avoid zooming in on your subject. • Take a deep breath, and exhale slowly then photograph. • Gently press the shutter button and leave your figure on it. Triple tap your subject (take multiple photos in a short succession). snapsort HOW TO EXTERNAL FLASH • When you are taking pictures of people or objects Consider using a diffuser to lesson the harsh shadows DSLR TAKE PHOTOS IN LOW LIGHT • Camera with manual controls • High ISO Burst shooting capabilities • Ability to shoot in RAW LENS Preferably with an aperture below f/2.8 • Look for one with image stabilization or vibration reduction HOW TO GUIDE: REMOTE SHUTTER RELEASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate that shake • Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up IISO. This may result in a image with additional noise, but this can be fixed with some post-processing (shoot in RAW if available). • Use a large aperture. Larger apertures let in more light. • Slow down shutter speed. The longer your shutter is open the more light that will get in. • Use an off camera flash. Try to direct the light so that it doesn't hit your subject straight on, try deflecting the light to soften it. • Use your cameras exposure compensation capability. The scale on many of today's DSLR's allow from -3 to +3 stops in 1/3 stop increments. Dial the exposure compensation to the positive side to purposefully"overexpose" the photograph. TRIPOD • To steady your camera & reduce shake • Eşsential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: Aperture Wide Wide Tripod Flash Exposure Fast ISO High High Low Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast |Long Long Long Medium Low Low Stars Medium Light Painting Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor QUICK TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. up your ISO, crank it up as high as you need, do not worry about the noise, get the shot. • When using a flash bounce the light off a wall or other object will help to reduce harsh shadows on f/1.4 f/2 f/2.8 f/4 f/5.6 f/8 Wide Narrow your subject. • Motion blur can be a cool effect, experiment with a moving subject and a longer LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make • Wear dark clothing. Find a dark location. sure its on. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. Set your camera on a tripod. • Press shutter. Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. Experiment with aperture, ISOand shutter speed until you get the look you are going for. Check your work and try it again if you are not happy. • Do not be afraid to make a mistake, you can learn a lot from a mistake. • Hand-held shots should be no slower then 1/60th of a second other wise use a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/l.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wallI, ground or other solid object. • Relax when you hold the camera, a tense hand will cause you to shake the camera. • Avoid zooming in on your subject. • Take a deep breath, and exhale slowly then photograph. • Gently press the shutter button and leave your figure on it. Triple tap your subject (take multiple photos in a short succession). snapsort HOW TO EXTERNAL FLASH • When you are taking pictures of people or objects Consider using a diffuser to lesson the harsh shadows DSLR TAKE PHOTOS IN LOW LIGHT • Camera with manual controls • High ISO Burst shooting capabilities • Ability to shoot in RAW LENS Preferably with an aperture below f/2.8 • Look for one with image stabilization or vibration reduction HOW TO GUIDE: REMOTE SHUTTER RELEASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate that shake • Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up IISO. This may result in a image with additional noise, but this can be fixed with some post-processing (shoot in RAW if available). • Use a large aperture. Larger apertures let in more light. • Slow down shutter speed. The longer your shutter is open the more light that will get in. • Use an off camera flash. Try to direct the light so that it doesn't hit your subject straight on, try deflecting the light to soften it. • Use your cameras exposure compensation capability. The scale on many of today's DSLR's allow from -3 to +3 stops in 1/3 stop increments. Dial the exposure compensation to the positive side to purposefully"overexpose" the photograph. TRIPOD • To steady your camera & reduce shake • Eşsential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: Aperture Wide Wide Tripod Flash Exposure Fast ISO High High Low Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast |Long Long Long Medium Low Low Stars Medium Light Painting Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor QUICK TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. up your ISO, crank it up as high as you need, do not worry about the noise, get the shot. • When using a flash bounce the light off a wall or other object will help to reduce harsh shadows on f/1.4 f/2 f/2.8 f/4 f/5.6 f/8 Wide Narrow your subject. • Motion blur can be a cool effect, experiment with a moving subject and a longer LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make • Wear dark clothing. Find a dark location. sure its on. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. Set your camera on a tripod. • Press shutter. Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. Experiment with aperture, ISOand shutter speed until you get the look you are going for. Check your work and try it again if you are not happy. • Do not be afraid to make a mistake, you can learn a lot from a mistake. • Hand-held shots should be no slower then 1/60th of a second other wise use a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/l.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wallI, ground or other solid object. • Relax when you hold the camera, a tense hand will cause you to shake the camera. • Avoid zooming in on your subject. • Take a deep breath, and exhale slowly then photograph. • Gently press the shutter button and leave your figure on it. Triple tap your subject (take multiple photos in a short succession). snapsort