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Hi I'm new here :)

I'm throwing a party for my mum in 3 weeks and I'm not sure what settings to use when shooting indoors with Canon 450D...Only got this camera a couple of months ago so I'm still new to it and need alot ofpractising.

I always prefer to take photos without flash but my photos don't always come out good because of the motion movements a subject makes or it gets blurred. But if I want to use flash someone suggested a diffuser.

I have 18-55mm lens (came with the camera) and 50mm f/1.8 lens (photos come out better on this lens but do still get sometimes motion movement when I don't use flash).

Oh and I always use the Aperture-Priority function and 200 ISO or 400 ISO.

Any help would be appreciated!
 
If its inside, you need to use flash, basically. Otherwise your going to end up with movement in your shots.
 
Use the 50mm and up the ISO, if necessary I'd probably go up to 1600 on the 450d, better a slightly noisy shot than a blurred one.

The only alternative to that horrid harsh flash look is to get a flash you can bounce.
 
aligibbs said:
If its inside, you need to use flash, basically. Otherwise your going to end up with movement in your shots.
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sorry but terribly wrong ...

use the 50 1.8 and UP your iso... you need to start a lot higher than what you have in order to get faster shutter speed... if you have good light indoors.. big bay windows say.. then start at iso 800 or higher..

no one can tell you exactly what setting because we dont know the light... but I would use manual.. f2, shutter minimum 250 but hope for faster.. then set whatever iso you need to get a good exposure :) if you get low iso from that then up yer shutter speed... the faster the shutter the less chance of motion blur..
 
You will probably be better using the nifty fifty but be aware it's 50mm so you will have to stand back. You'll probably be on ISO 800 or 1600 most of the time but as long as you expose correctly or slightly over the noise is barely noticeable at all. Stop the nifty fifty down to f/2.8 at least to give you some freedom regarding depth of field and also sharpness. Try to get a high shutter speed at least 200 .
 
Various ways you could do it, but assuming you're shooting in normal room light, I would...

Set white balance to tungsten, ISO800, high ISO noise reduction on, Av with the 50mm lens aperture on f/1.8. Hold very steady and focus very carefully as depth of field (zone of sharpness) will be very shallow.

If the shutter speed wants to go longer than about 1/80sec, put the ISO up to 1600 and/or pop up the flash. It will automatically balance the flash with the room light but you will have to switch the white balance to flash or AWB (which is the same thing when the flash is on).
 
KIPAX said:
sorry but terribly wrong ...

use the 50 1.8 and UP your iso... you need to start a lot higher than what you have in order to get faster shutter speed... if you have good light indoors.. big bay windows say.. then start at iso 800 or higher..

no one can tell you exactly what setting because we dont know the light... but I would use manual.. f2, shutter minimum 250 but hope for faster.. then set whatever iso you need to get a good exposure :) if you get low iso from that then up yer shutter speed... the faster the shutter the less chance of motion blur..
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He has a 450D- so anything above 800ISO is going to look noisy. We have no idea what kind of light he's going to have- if its after sunset, then he's going to need to use flash. So, my opinion, he's going to need to learn/use flash- otherwise he could be stuck with blurry shots.
 
KIPAX said:
sorry but terribly wrong ...

use the 50 1.8 and UP your iso... you need to start a lot higher than what you have in order to get faster shutter speed... if you have good light indoors.. big bay windows say.. then start at iso 800 or higher..

no one can tell you exactly what setting because we dont know the light... but I would use manual.. f2, shutter minimum 250 but hope for faster.. then set whatever iso you need to get a good exposure :) if you get low iso from that then up yer shutter speed... the faster the shutter the less chance of motion blur..
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1/250th!!?? He's shooting people at a party - not a footy match :lol:
 
aligibbs said:
He has a 450D- so anything above 800ISO is going to look noisy. We have no idea what kind of light he's going to have- if its after sunset, then he's going to need to use flash. So, my opinion, he's going to need to learn/use flash- otherwise he could be stuck with blurry shots.
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if the conditions force a flash yes.. but you made a sweeping statement that if your shooting indoors then you need flash.. you didnt post anything other than that... IMHO thats a wrong statement to make and i think you would agree :)
 
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