Night shots
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A flash will solve many problems, or do you want to shoot with available light?
If shooting with available light one problem will be getting the camera to focus but you could always focus manually. Other than that I'd select aperture priority, set the widest possible aperture and then select an ISO setting to enable a fast enough shutter speed.
If shooting with available light one problem will be getting the camera to focus but you could always focus manually. Other than that I'd select aperture priority, set the widest possible aperture and then select an ISO setting to enable a fast enough shutter speed.
It can be tricky, but let your camera work for you. A wide aperture (lower number) will let plenty of light in, but give a shallow depth of field, a slow shutter speed will also let lots of light in, but will blur movement. A high ISO will make the sensor more sensitive to light, but also increases noise.
A tripod, or any sturdy rest will help you take non blurred pictures at slow shutter speed, Ideally, run as low ISO as you can get away with, as fast shutter speed as you can get away with and aperture as appropriate for your pictures.
I find shooting in manual gives me the most control of this, but really you need a fiddle and work out how to get the best from your camera and find its limits!
Also....... Flash, well, it has a place, as obviously it provides bright light as the shutter opens, but this is no good if what you are photographing is a fair way away. It can also bleach out shots a little. For people, you want to avoid straight on flash (in my opinion) as it can make them look very white (and bleach out highlights so they are totally white on, say, the forehead). Likewise, an off body flash below can make big shadows and make people look weird, likewise from above. you just have to experiment I'm afraid! Good luck!
A tripod, or any sturdy rest will help you take non blurred pictures at slow shutter speed, Ideally, run as low ISO as you can get away with, as fast shutter speed as you can get away with and aperture as appropriate for your pictures.
I find shooting in manual gives me the most control of this, but really you need a fiddle and work out how to get the best from your camera and find its limits!
Also....... Flash, well, it has a place, as obviously it provides bright light as the shutter opens, but this is no good if what you are photographing is a fair way away. It can also bleach out shots a little. For people, you want to avoid straight on flash (in my opinion) as it can make them look very white (and bleach out highlights so they are totally white on, say, the forehead). Likewise, an off body flash below can make big shadows and make people look weird, likewise from above. you just have to experiment I'm afraid! Good luck!
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Have a look at the lighting and studio forum section to learn more about flash. Flash used properly won't bleach peoples foreheads out or create large ugly shadows. Used with a diffuser or bounce card a flash will give a nice even light and avoid the above problems. If you get a flash think about getting an E-TTL flash cord so you can get the flash a bit further away from the lens. Even camera in the right hand with the flash in the left will give a nicer effect than straight on camera flash as it will give you a few shadows and show the texture in peoples faces.