help with what ive got

[mat]

i got a canon e300d in november with the 18-55 lens and a sigma 70-300mm zoom, im dont know alot about iso settings and wb and arpeture (spelling?) etc, im quite new to it all

whats the best settings to have for shooting the following types

night shoots with out flash

moving subject, not bright settings and no flash

i got adobe photoshop 7 and psp8 (use adobe 90% time)

anyhelp would be cool, thanks in advance

[Pekka]

i got a canon e300d in november with the 18-55 lens and a sigma 70-300mm zoom, im dont know alot about iso settings and wb and arpeture (spelling?) etc, im quite new to it all

whats the best settings to have for shooting the following types

night shoots with out flash

Tripod, Timer, Av mode, ISO 100, f8 is a good start. Use shorter focal lenght for better stability.

moving subject, not bright settings and no flash

If you want to stop movement you'll need to lower the aperture (f3.5) and raise ISO to 800 or 1600.

White balance can be usually in AUTO, try shooting RAW and set it afterwards.

Check also this out:
http://www.silverlight.co.uk/tutorials/compose_expose/exposure.html and the next page, too.

[robertwgross]

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If you want to stop movement you'll need to lower the aperture (f3.5) and raise ISO to 800 or 1600.


What Pekka suggested is true, but the wording is ambiguous.

You need to lower the aperture NUMBER (e.g. f/3.5) which means raising the aperture SIZE. Low numbers mean big apertures (meaning it lets a lot of light in).

---Bob Gross---

[mat]

thanx guys

so does lowering aperture mean sharper pics if they moving

[Pekka]

thanx guys

so does lowering aperture mean sharper pics if they moving

Actually, no. Faster shutter speed is only factor in stopping subject/camera movement and in fighting camera shake. Bigger aperture (=smaller aperture number) means you get "more light in" which lets you set faster shutter speed. Bigger ISO number (higher ISO) means also that you get "more light in" and helps also in getting faster shutter speeds.

So, for stopping movement: smaller aperture number, higher ISO number, faster shutter speed.

[mat]

ok so what do i need to go into to set those settings, do i need a light metre etc

[Andy_T]

Use the 'A' setting on your camera.

It has a built-in light meter and will automatically select the corresponding shutter speed.
You will see the shutter speed in the display.
There might be a little 'camera shake' warning if the camera calculates a shutter speed that is too long (e.g. 1 second) in order to get enough light to properly expose the picture.

As far as sharpness is concerned ... Actually the picture gets sharper if you use a 'smaller' aperture (e.g. f/8 or f/11)

However, with this aperture, you get a lot less light into the camera, and the shutter will have to stay open for a longer time. This is no problem if you have a tripod and if your subject is not moving.

However, if the subject is moving, you must increase the ISO ... your sensor gets more sensitive to light. Although the colour will not be as good as with ISO 100, at ISO 800, you need only 1/8 of the shutter time than at ISO 100.

Do yourself a favour and get a basic book on photography ... :wink:

Best regards,
Andy

[mat]

k will do thanks all, i have so much to learn :S