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Gabriopa
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 Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: what is the best way in to shoot a stunning photo in night p |
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| what is the best way in to shoot a stunning photo in night photography? |
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JeffG
Joined: 25 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:19 pm Post subject: what is the best way in to shoot a stunning photo in night p |
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| For me its film for 30 seconds to a few hours. Use a tripod and a cable release.a |
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FerraLM
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:39 am Post subject: what is the best way in to shoot a stunning photo in night p |
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| Really it depends on what your photographing. If it's a person you should be using a flash, if it's a landscape or scenery it depends on how much light you have to work with. I'd suggest buying a light meter and using bulb settings. What do you consider stunning? The subject, composition, aesthetics, lighting, etc all have impacts on making an image stunning. At night you could have multiple light sources from an array of angles depending on where you are.Best way to start is with a tripod and using slower shutter speeds with higher ISO's. Don't bump you ISO too high because you start getting noise. |
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iloveweddings8776
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:59 am Post subject: what is the best way in to shoot a stunning photo in night p |
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| A lot depends on what your subject is, Marie. A city skyline in the distance? Light trails? Brightly lit street corners? A landscape lit by a full moon? Neon signs?You will definitely need a tripod. Set your camera in Manual Mode since you'll be controlling everything. Your shutter has to either have a long minimum shutter speed (30 sec., 15 sec.) or a "B" or "T" setting (either allows you to hold your shutter open as long as you wish). If it has the "T" or "B" it must accept a cable release. If it has a 30 sec. or 15 sec. minimum shutter speed you can use the camera's self-timer.I use, and recommend, the FotoSharp (fotosharp.com) Day & Night Exposure Guide. Let's look at a few examples from it.*Neon SignsISO 100f4 @ 1/30 sec.f5.6 @ 1/15 sec.f8 @ 1/8 sec.f11 @ 1/4 sec.ISO 200f4 @ 1/60 sec.f5.6 @ 1/30 sec.f8 @ 1/15 sec.f11 @ 1/8 sec.How about a "Brightly lit street corner"ISO 100f4 @ 1/8 sec.f5.6 @ 1/4 sec.f8 @ 1/2 sec.f11 @ 1 sec.ISO 200f4 @ 1/15 sec.f5.6 @ 1/8 sec.f8 @ 1/4 sec.f11 @ 1/2 sec.A "City skyline in distance" **ISO 100f4 @ 8 sec.f5.6 @ 15 sec.f8 @ 30 sec.f11 @ 60 sec.ISO 200f4 @ 4 sec.f5.6 @ 8 sec.f8 @ 15 sec.f11 @ 30 sec.You can achieve a different effect by composing at, say, 70mm and then carefully zooming in to your longest focal length during the exposure. A "Landscape lit by full moon" ***ISO 100f4 @ 2 min.f5.6 @ 4 min.f8 @ 8 min.f11 @ 15 min.ISO 200f4 @ 1 min.f5.6 @ 2 min.f8 @ 4 min.f11 @ 8 min.As you can see, Marie, there is no need to use extremely high ISO settings or shoot wide-open. Note, however, that these settings are from a Guide - as in guideline. You may find that using a shorter or longer shutter speed at a given ISO and f-stop results in an image you like better. To avoid confusion, make all exposure adjustments with the shutter speed. I learned long ago to only change one variable at a time.* Since all lenses perform best at between f4 and f11 I'll only use those settings. Your best results may be at f8 or f11. ** If you can find a spot overlooking a busy highway with the city skyline in the background these times will give you "light trails" from the moving vehicles. Headlights will be long white streaks and taillights long red streaks.*** Check the Owner's Manual for your camera to see if there are any warnings about extremely long shutter speeds measured in minutes. |
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Latneargegev
Joined: 06 Mar 2008
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Location: World
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: what is the best way in to shoot a stunning photo in night p |
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If you're talking about star shots(?) you have two main creative options:1. Long exposures, typically referenced to the Pole star in the northern hemisphere, will record as 'star trails' - you need to make exposures of several minutes at least to allow for sufficient rotation of the earth.2. Shooting immediately after dusk, or immediately before dawn will produce the richest. bluest sky tones... this is also stunning for cityscapes - pitch black skies do not do much for your images.The implication is that, although tricky, you can combine the two effects too...  |
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