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what are some good settings for no light shots withouth making it look artificial...
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Mere Mortal
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I am not entirely sure what you are asking.
If you don't want to use the flash or a fast lens and still make a decent picture then you are probably going to need a tripod.
Shoot in RAW to help with color control, set to lowest ISO, use a tripod and remote to avoid camera movement, stay as still as you can. Low ISO is one of the keys to "clear" images.
Now that you have the images in RAW you can fine tune the color exactly so it doesn't look quite as artificial. Of course, shooting with a black light will look artificial no matter what you try.
If you don't want to use the flash or a fast lens and still make a decent picture then you are probably going to need a tripod.
Shoot in RAW to help with color control, set to lowest ISO, use a tripod and remote to avoid camera movement, stay as still as you can. Low ISO is one of the keys to "clear" images.
Now that you have the images in RAW you can fine tune the color exactly so it doesn't look quite as artificial. Of course, shooting with a black light will look artificial no matter what you try.
so you have a d60. great. its a decent entry level dslr.
but we cant tell you what settings to use. the settings for proper exposure depend on the exact amount of light available and we cant know that without being there. if you're going to shoot in manual mode invest in a good light meter.
but we cant tell you what settings to use. the settings for proper exposure depend on the exact amount of light available and we cant know that without being there. if you're going to shoot in manual mode invest in a good light meter.
Set the camera on a tripod, use the aperture priority mode with the lens wide open and use the self-timer to fire the shutter once you are in position. You will have to pre-focus where you will be in order to get in-focus shots. Otherwise the camera will try to auto-focus on something behind where you will be.
The shutter speed will be slow, so don't move during the exposure
The shutter speed will be slow, so don't move during the exposure
screwdriver
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No camera will take no light shots, however all DSLR will work in very, very low light given a long enough shutter speed as there's no reciprocity failure that film has. (Film responds less and less to light the longer it's exposed).
As an experiment I have shots of the middle of a field on a moonless night in full colour, the shutter speed was 24 minutes at 100 ISO. Very unspectacular, but the lighting is 'eerie'.
In low light as you suggest forget Auto Focus no camera will Auto Focus in such low light, camera on a tripod, low ISO (noise gets worse on long exposures, it's better to expose for longer), aperture wide open (focus will be more critical) and be prepared to pose for several seconds.
The maximum shutter time for your camera is 30 seconds, for anything longer than that you will need to set the shutter to 'B' mode and hold the shutter open with a cable release.
Note your camera will still try to render the scene as if it was properly illuminated, don't be surprised if you get perfect colour shots, probably not what you would expect. You might have to deliberately underexpose.
Low key shots such as this are easier when brightly lit and just underexposed using manual then shutter times will be more normal. That's how my Avatar (top left) was shot.
Chris
As an experiment I have shots of the middle of a field on a moonless night in full colour, the shutter speed was 24 minutes at 100 ISO. Very unspectacular, but the lighting is 'eerie'.
In low light as you suggest forget Auto Focus no camera will Auto Focus in such low light, camera on a tripod, low ISO (noise gets worse on long exposures, it's better to expose for longer), aperture wide open (focus will be more critical) and be prepared to pose for several seconds.
The maximum shutter time for your camera is 30 seconds, for anything longer than that you will need to set the shutter to 'B' mode and hold the shutter open with a cable release.
Note your camera will still try to render the scene as if it was properly illuminated, don't be surprised if you get perfect colour shots, probably not what you would expect. You might have to deliberately underexpose.
Low key shots such as this are easier when brightly lit and just underexposed using manual then shutter times will be more normal. That's how my Avatar (top left) was shot.
Chris