candlelight photography

[bledyn125]

hi my friend has asked me how to photograph people by candlelight he has a nikon camera and a nikon 50mm lens unfortunatley
i havent a clue so i told him i would ask here

he wants to take a candlelit portrait shot of his partner and he is abit unsure of how to go about it.

and advice appreciated


bleddyn

 

[TCR4x4]

Same as you would any other shot really, analyse the scene and select the correct settings. You'll need to raise the ISO to compensate for the low light, use a low ish aperture too. I'd use aperture priority and try f/2 ISO 800 and see if the shutter speed is acceptable. If not, raise the ISO or change the aperture to f/1.8.

You may need to manual focus, depending just how dark it is.

 

[DorsetDude]

Gavin Hoey has done a video, may give you some more ideas

 

[st599]

hi my friend has asked me how to photograph people by candlelight he has a nikon camera and a nikon 50mm lens unfortunatley
i havent a clue so i told him i would ask here

he wants to take a candlelit portrait shot of his partner and he is abit unsure of how to go about it.

and advice appreciated


bleddyn

With a light source and some orange gels. If he wants to shoot video, he'll need to add a gold reflector and someone to waggle it to make the appearance of being lit by flickering flame.

 

[Nod]

White balance needs to be thought about as well. While a certain amount of warmth is pleasing in candlelit shots, you don't want the subject to look like a TOWIE girl! Have a play and see which setting gives the warm glow without the spray tan orangeness (or shoot in raw and play in PP.)