DSLR Tips: Night Photography
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Full beam at: www.dslrtips.com How to take successful photos during night, by Gordon Laing, Editor of www.dslrtips.com
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Yes, thank you for this video. Quite informative and very easy to follow!! As was said before, no complicated jargon at all!! Anyone can learn from your teachings!! Kudos!!
Now all I need is a DSLR!! LOL!!
superb video! thanx heaps! =)))
What I love about your videos is that you are honest about your tips. You don’t over do it with over the top technical terms just to make yourself seem smarter than everyone else. Every time I have a camera related inquire, you’re the first person I turn. Thankx for being you and doing what you do. Ed
thank you so much for this!!!
super advice. straight up, honest, no messing about. thanks very much! I’ll be heading out tomorrow night to see what i can snap!
Yes, if you want more DOF, use a bigger f-number, night or day, but remember you’ll need longer exposures and at night, that may require Bulb mode beyond 30 seconds.
Gordon,
Thanks for the video.
Just a quick point, if you are shooting cityscape, at F/3.5 in the night, shallow DOF will be a serious concern. Don’t you think? Please do correct me if I am missing something..
/Arun
Great Teacher, Thanks
I love you, Gordon Laing.
Thank you for this wonderfully informative tutorial. Having just acquired a Canon EOS 450D I play outside at night a lot, most often in the aperature-priority mode, with very mixed results. The bit about toggling between aperture & shutter speed settings is very helpful, day or night. As is the advice to use the self-timer mode, and the one about how the antishake feature can defeat its own purpose. The example of long shutter exposure with the Vegas photo is particularly informative!
use small aperture and you will get nice ligh star streaks…
Hey good tip, I’m a club photographer and have been shooting at clubs for a while in Toronto, can you give some tips on how to take good pictures at bars and clubs !
Im worried about the Focus. When i got a F number of 1.8, how can I sharply focus at night?
No, the compensation normally only goes to a maximum of four times the ‘normal’ exposure, and for this I needed much more.
Gordon, could you have captured that Christmas scene by adjusting the Exposure Compensation?
Thanks for the tips!
Nice but you didnt mention iso, I would suggest to anyone who is going to try this to use an iso of 200 or less to prevent noise, in some cases cheaper cameras will still produce horrible noise at these settings!
The DOF at a certain aperture is the same at night as it is during the day. The only thing is, you’ll need longer exposures with bigger f-numbers, and that may not always be practical at night – hence my suggestion to use a small f-number for beginners.
Great night time photography tips…one question.
I’ve seen web posts using long exposure with a small aperture / large F numbers. Does using larger aperture openings / small F numbers affect the depth of field at night vs the use of say a larger F number / smaller aperture for better focus / depth of field ?
Hopefully this question makes sense as I”m new to photography.
Thank You! Very Helpful!
Wow. That is a nice camera. I should look into getting one of those.
you dont have to spend 8,000 dollars on a camera. Buy you a D80 or D90 now and get you a lens with a wide aperture set you camera to manual adjust your ap and set shutter speed shoot and be amazed.
it doesnt matter what camera for stars at night, all you need is a tripod, a remote, iso about 200.
THANK U!
You really have to give a budget for people to suggest models! But for a recommendation, Canon’s DSLRs are good for astro work, especially those with Live View as they can help you focus the lens. The lens is REALLY important as you’ll want something bright to capture the maximum light, and that means small f-numbers. The 50mm lenses are the cheapest models with a bright aperture. I’d also recommend reading my astro-photography tutorial in the technical section of the cameralabs . com forum.
Agreed! Just watched a few of this guy’s vids and would take the advice he gives with a pinch of salt… smaller apertures are obviously going to offer far greater dof for cityscapes.
“always remember to switch your camera back to fully automatic mode…” – hmmm.