 Millicent J. Gardiner |
Shoting Christmas decorations at night Want to shot Christmas decorated houses etc at night. What is the best way to do this? I know that I need to use a tripod but what general settings would I use. I use a Nikon D100. Will be very thankful for any help I can get. I never tried this before. Thanks Millicent
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Maria |
As I am not a professional at all, maybe you`ll not be satisfied with my answer. I like also to take pictures in the night very much, and I still use old filmcamera very often. (my only digital camera is Sony; cibershot P2) I chekked the specification of your Nikon D100(quite good one isfnt it?). And maybe I can give you some ideas. When I make foto with my old manual camera, I use iso200-400.(1600 is good for darkness, but the particles are rather rough as you knowc) This is my suggestion.(It depends on how dark/light place you take.Please try these and find your own best wayc..) 1. Chose M mode (manual-mode)of P,S,A,Mc..I never use(P,S,A) auto-mode when I take a foto in dark places, because with auto-mode you can make only etoo lightfpictures .Or with this automaticaly 2. Diafragma: f/8 to f/16 is preferable. 3. Shutterspeed: 1 to 1/4 second(please try every speed) 4. Use tripod and shutter release of course! By the way, when I take foto with my Sony digital camera(not very often),
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Millicent J. Gardiner |
Thank you Maria. I will try your suggestions. Happy holidays. Millicent
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Andy |
This might help. It just came out. http://www.nyip.com/tips/current/holidaylights.php
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