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Take Photos in Low Light

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 RELÉASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate thac shake Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up ISO. 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 caryera & reduce shake • Esential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: |ISO High High Aperture Wide Wide Medium Tripod Flash Exposure Fast Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast Low Long Long ILong Stars Low Medium Light Painting Low Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. • What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. QUICH TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn 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 exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: • Wear dark clothing. • Find a dark location. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. • Set your camera on a tripod. sure its on • 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 Press shutter. a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/1.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. • Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. • Experiment wich 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. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wall, 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 RELÉASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate thac shake Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up ISO. 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 caryera & reduce shake • Esential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: |ISO High High Aperture Wide Wide Medium Tripod Flash Exposure Fast Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast Low Long Long ILong Stars Low Medium Light Painting Low Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. • What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. QUICH TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn 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 exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: • Wear dark clothing. • Find a dark location. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. • Set your camera on a tripod. sure its on • 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 Press shutter. a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/1.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. • Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. • Experiment wich 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. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wall, 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 RELÉASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate thac shake Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up ISO. 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 caryera & reduce shake • Esential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: |ISO High High Aperture Wide Wide Medium Tripod Flash Exposure Fast Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast Low Long Long ILong Stars Low Medium Light Painting Low Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. • What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. QUICH TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn 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 exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: • Wear dark clothing. • Find a dark location. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. • Set your camera on a tripod. sure its on • 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 Press shutter. a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/1.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. • Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. • Experiment wich 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. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wall, 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 RELÉASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate thac shake Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up ISO. 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 caryera & reduce shake • Esential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: |ISO High High Aperture Wide Wide Medium Tripod Flash Exposure Fast Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast Low Long Long ILong Stars Low Medium Light Painting Low Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. • What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. QUICH TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn 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 exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: • Wear dark clothing. • Find a dark location. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. • Set your camera on a tripod. sure its on • 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 Press shutter. a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/1.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. • Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. • Experiment wich 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. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wall, 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 RELÉASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate thac shake Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up ISO. 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 caryera & reduce shake • Esential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: |ISO High High Aperture Wide Wide Medium Tripod Flash Exposure Fast Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast Low Long Long ILong Stars Low Medium Light Painting Low Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. • What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. QUICH TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn 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 exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: • Wear dark clothing. • Find a dark location. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. • Set your camera on a tripod. sure its on • 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 Press shutter. a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/1.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. • Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. • Experiment wich 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. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wall, 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 RELÉASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate thac shake Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up ISO. 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 caryera & reduce shake • Esential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: |ISO High High Aperture Wide Wide Medium Tripod Flash Exposure Fast Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast Low Long Long ILong Stars Low Medium Light Painting Low Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. • What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. QUICH TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn 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 exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: • Wear dark clothing. • Find a dark location. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. • Set your camera on a tripod. sure its on • 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 Press shutter. a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/1.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. • Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. • Experiment wich 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. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wall, 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 RELÉASE • You can shake the camera when you press the shutter release, a remote should help to eliminate thac shake Put your camera in aperture priority mode, this will ensure that you control all available options. • Crank up ISO. 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 caryera & reduce shake • Esential for long exposures SETTING'S FOR YOUR CAMERA: |ISO High High Aperture Wide Wide Medium Tripod Flash Exposure Fast Indoor Hand Held City Lights Fast Low Long Long ILong Stars Low Medium Light Painting Low Narrow • What is ISO:How sensitive the camera sensor is to light. • What is Shutter Speed (Exposure): How long your shutter is open, allowing light to reach the sensor. • What is Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening, which controls how much light gets to the sensor. QUICH TIPS: • Shine a light on your subject and auto focus on that, then turn your light and auto focus off and take the picture. • Do not be afraid to turn 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 exposure time. • If your camera, or lens has image stabilization make LIGHT GRAFFITI AND PAINTING WITH LIGHT: • Wear dark clothing. • Find a dark location. • Set your camera shutter speed to a long exposure, 20+ seconds or bulb setting. • Set your camera on a tripod. sure its on • 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 Press shutter. a tripod to reduce blur. • Buy a 50mm lens f/1.8. • If you aim your camera towards the north star, the stars will appear to spiral. • Begin painting with your flashlight, sparkler or glow stick. • Experiment wich 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. TAKE A PHOTOS LIKE A SNIPER: • Brace yourself and your camera against wall, 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

Take Photos in Low Light

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Just because you can pick up a camera and snap some pictures doesn't mean you are a top photographer. We can all take some pointers from the pros when it comes to capturing the best photos ever before...

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