Night photography

it all depends on the style of shot you want and what lens you are using! :) I'd shoot it one of 2 ways....fast lens, probably 50mm 1.8 with high ISO settings (and probably b&w) to give grainy, atmospheric images or longer exposure, tripod and low ISO to get some nice smooth, contrasty shots.....its personal preference really.

Pretty difficult to give settings for M, but try just popping it into Aperture Priority to give you an idea of exposure times, then maybe fine tune it in Manual?
 
antihero said:
it all depends on the style of shot you want and what lens you are using! :) I'd shoot it one of 2 ways....fast lens, probably 50mm 1.8 with high ISO settings (and probably b&w) to give grainy, atmospheric images or longer exposure, tripod and low ISO to get some nice smooth, contrasty shots.....its personal preference really.

Pretty difficult to give settings for M, but try just popping it into Aperture Priority to give you an idea of exposure times, then maybe fine tune it in Manual?
Click to expand...

cheers AH,perhaps i should have given more information re: camera and lens etc...:lol:.i've a sony alpha 100,28-70,75-300 ams a 50mm 1.7 prime lens.the effects i'll be after are...candid shots of people on the fair rides,either panning or straight shots,depending on ride type.also i'd like to get some light trail shots coming from the rides.i assume both your suggestions will cover these...also how long an exposure do you think i'll need for your second suggestion? :help::thumbs:
 
its difficult to say what exposure times you would use (its down to what f stop you use, the conditions and the effect you want), but it will probably be long enough to warrant a tripod as it could run into seconds
 
All in all it depends on the lighting and the location. You cant give a special night setting as they are all different. Just bring a tripod and mess around with the settings. Once you find the right one just play around it you get what you want.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top