 moore White |
Shooting Christmas Lights Moore
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Doug Elliott |
Please provide me with the following information. I will be able to give you some ideas on how to make a great photo. What setting are you using? Is your flash on-camera, or built into the camera? Do you use a monopod or a tripod? What kind of a lens are you using? Are you shooting in program or manual mode. Thanks.
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moore White |
Doug, I am using Program mode with an ASA of 800. Lens is 75mm-300mm. Handheld. I have tried a tripod with ASA 100 in P mode. Same effect. I found changing white balance to tungsten helped. Thanks.
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BetterPhoto Member |
Moore- Sounds like the Christmas lights are just overexposing and blowing out. Your camera meter sees the dark green tree and these little light bulbs, and in trying to determine the best exposure, ends up blowing out, or overexposing the light bulbs. I have shot a lot of Christmas-related imagery for my stock photo files, and the only way it works is to use supplemental strobes and light boxes. Or use your on-camera flash as a fill light. Put your camera on the tripod and compose your picture. Take some test shots on M for manual, not P or A. Adjust your shutter speed and/or f-stop until the Christmas lights look great. Most likely the rest of the tree will be very dark, and now you use your flash to open up those areas. Turn on the flash on your camera and shoot another. If it looks too "flashed", then go into the menu and reduce the flash output starting at -1; then if you need more, try -1.3, -1.6, -2. Hopefully, something in there will work.
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Doug Elliott |
Moore, I agree with Charlie B. I have been working on a project for our local CofC. I am shooting outside lights. I use a tripod and shutter release, and meter for the lights. I shoot in manual mode, tungsten mode for white balance, and raw. I also bracket my shots. Hope these ideas help. Good shooting, Doug
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moore White |
Thank you, gentlemen. You have given me a good project. Regards, Moore
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