taking night photo's

[thewol]

Hello all,

i need so help
i need info on taking night photo's
of people walking over hill with just torch's
so how do you meter / focus on poeple you can't see very well
also as its very dark not to much flash - so they can still see where there walking for the next 2 miles
+ they will be moving - walking speed?

please help
many thanks
wol:bonk::bang:

 

[The Matt]

Get them to shine a torch at you or on themselves, then you should be able to autofocus.

I have no idea what sort of photo you're aiming for, but this is how I do night stuff.
Flick to aperture priority, pick the widest aperture and the highest iso I can. Take a shot. Have a look at the result, see if it's come out how I want it. Adjust as neseccary. Once I've got it how you want it, lower the iso and narrow the aperture to where I want them and pick a shutter speed accordingly.

 

[mrtoad]

Get them to shine a torch at you or on themselves, then you should be able to autofocus.

I have no idea what sort of photo you're aiming for, but this is how I do night stuff.
Flick to aperture priority, pick the widest aperture and the highest iso I can. Take a shot. Have a look at the result, see if it's come out how I want it. Adjust as neseccary. Once I've got it how you want it, lower the iso and narrow the aperture to where I want them and pick a shutter speed accordingly.

suck it and see...as for autofocus..that could be hard...you do need some contrast to get the thing to stop hunting
i am not sure about my cam but is there some way it can be switched off and default to 'infinity'
i have had loads of frittering about trying to get focus on night shots