i read somewhere that photographers don't go out looking for subjects to shoot, they go looking for good light... well - what do you do when the lighting sucks? show me some examples of photographs taken under poor or challenging light conditions!
Check both of mine from yesterday...fluorescent light and fast dogs..was hard to get any action shots because I had to pump up my iso and aperture which made for a lot of blur. Sometimes you just have to get creative in post processing. Was not allowed flash either. However I am the farthest thing from professional, so hopefully someone a little more knowledgable can help you out!
One of the most difficult thingsfor me to shoot was an outdoor night concert. I had to deal with low light, then blazing stage light that constantly changedon a dime, not to mention the movement of my subjects. This was taken at a one such concert in Febuary -- Kelly Clarkson. Most of the shots I got were a blurry mess and I deleted most in disgust. It was a learning experience. I've shot a few more since then with much greter success.
I just pretend I totally meant to keep the subject dark and blurry because I was trying to be artistic. I clearly have minimal skills and might need to make this something to learn! :P
My son was sleeping and just looked too cute cuddling his bear. I set the ISO to 1600 (highest my camera goes) and my aperture to as wide as I could, 3.5, and held my breath to try to avoid camera shake. This is just the little bit of light coming in through the door.
Of course in a bar it's dark -- I just used the table as a tripod and a slower shutter speed with aperture wide open. :)
This one was actually too bright for what I wanted to do so I set my shutter as fast as it would go. I could have knocked down the ISO, but at the time, I didn't know that :))
I agree with @asrai, there is no light that sucks.
Most of the time it's the lighting that inspires me for a picture. And I like playing with difficult light (e.g. backlight, or contrasted situations).
@newbie i'm not great with light in post processing... i do play about a bit with the lighting, contrast and shadows sliders in PSE, but it doesn't replace that GLOW you get from real light, y'know?
@dishaparekh176 - yep - i'm with you on that... sadly, when it is a grey rainy day, and everything looks dull and boring, i just don't know what to do with it!
@cromwell@chrishowley@egad@sdpace@asrai@agima@scatcat - tx for all the examples... i do not seem to have an intuitive sense of light like you do... so for me, i really need to figure out the mechanics... Lee Gordon / Muse - that's exactly what i'm trying to do - figure out how to take the light i've got to hand and make something of it...
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Of course in a bar it's dark -- I just used the table as a tripod and a slower shutter speed with aperture wide open. :)
This one was actually too bright for what I wanted to do so I set my shutter as fast as it would go. I could have knocked down the ISO, but at the time, I didn't know that :))
Most of the time it's the lighting that inspires me for a picture. And I like playing with difficult light (e.g. backlight, or contrasted situations).
@dishaparekh176 - yep - i'm with you on that... sadly, when it is a grey rainy day, and everything looks dull and boring, i just don't know what to do with it!
@cromwell @chrishowley @egad @sdpace @asrai @agima @scatcat - tx for all the examples... i do not seem to have an intuitive sense of light like you do... so for me, i really need to figure out the mechanics... Lee Gordon / Muse - that's exactly what i'm trying to do - figure out how to take the light i've got to hand and make something of it...
tx again all!
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