DanFrank Senior Member  380 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2010 Location: Buffalo, NY More info | Jun 29, 2012 22:13 | #1 Im having a difficult time taking any sort of night shot and getting good quality out of it. If Im walking around a bar area, or looking down a street, seems to be very blurry. Im not using a tripod, but was curious what kind of nights shots can be had NOT using a tripod? And how you might have obtained those shots? Post a pic........ Gear "A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others"
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OneJZsupra Goldmember  2,378 posts Joined Aug 2009 Location: Guam More info | Jun 29, 2012 22:20 | #2 Well um... Are you shooting in Auto? Are you using a stablizied lens? (Which helps for camera movement, NOT the motion of subjects with in the frame) How much light are you shooting in? Why can't you use a tripod? What is the goal of your night time photographs? what settings are you using?   7D + 16-35 II 25s F/14 at ISO 100 Because I pretty much always use a tripod for anything related to night-time photography..... Can you post an example of the photos showing the problems you are having? Gear List | Feed Back | My Site
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Jun 29, 2012 22:34 | #3 seoul4korea wrote in post #14651289 Well um... Are you shooting in Auto? Are you using a stablizied lens? (Which helps for camera movement, NOT the motion of subjects with in the frame) How much light are you shooting in? Why can't you use a tripod? What is the goal of your night time photographs? what settings are you using? Are you going for something like this? 7D + 16-35 II 25s F/14 at ISO 100 Because I pretty much always use a tripod for anything related to night-time photography..... Can you post an example of the photos showing the problems you are having? I'm not oppose to a tripod, I have one being delivered tomarrow that I purchased a few days ago. Just since I've been waiting, I'm trying to get something decent by hand and im Gear "A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others"
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Cozmocha Senior Member  728 posts Likes: 5 Joined Oct 2010 More info | Jun 29, 2012 22:37 | #4 If you plan on talking photos of people at low light a tripod wont help much because the people will move. Flash is about the only way to go about it. -Kurt
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OneJZsupra Goldmember 2,378 posts Joined Aug 2009 Location: Guam More info | Jun 29, 2012 22:38 | #5 Cozmocha wrote in post #14651367 If you plan on talking photos of people at low light a tripod wont help much because the people will move. Flash is about the only way to go about it. Agree, tripods are for city scapes and landscapes, anything with extended exposure. Gear List | Feed Back | My Site
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Jun 29, 2012 22:59 | #6 Shooting manual. IS on lens is on. City scapes, still night scenes is what I'm looking to shoot. I'm getting a tripod tomarrow. Not much light at all is availible. Mostly after sunset & into the night. Gear "A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others"
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rrblint Listen! .... do you smell something?  More info | Have you tried bumping the ISO up a bit say to 3200 or 6400?...It might help until you get your tripod...A faster lens would also help. Mark
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Jun 29, 2012 23:38 | #8 rrblint wrote in post #14651481 Have you tried bumping the ISO up a bit say to 3200 or 6400?...It might help until you get your tripod...A faster lens would also help. thats what i do. 3200 works pretty good.
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artyman Sleepless in Hampshire  More info | Jun 30, 2012 03:22 | #9 In the absence of a tripod use a wall or seat, anything that will keep the camera still if using long shutter times, else use a sensible speed and up the ISO and open the aperture to compensate. Art that takes you there. http://www.artyman.co.uk
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JohnfromPA Cream of the Crop 11,262 posts Likes: 1530 Joined May 2003 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania More info | Jun 30, 2012 07:33 | #10 Something that might be helpful...back in film days many of us had a Jiffy Night Scene calculator first published by Popular Photography in the mid-1980's. The "New Jiffy Exposure Calculator" is more suited for digital cameras. Use the link to download the PDF, then print, cut out as indicated, assemble, and throw it in to the camera bag. It is a great starting point for night time exposures. But remember to bracket.
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msowsun "approx 8mm"  More info | Jun 30, 2012 08:00 | #11 Here is what I do for a quick night shot: Mike Sowsun / SL1 / 80D / EF-S 24mm STM / EF-S 10-18mm STM / EF-S 18-55mm STM / EF-S 15-85mm USM / EF-S 55-250mm STM / 5D3 / Samyang 14mm 2.8 / EF 40mm 2.8 STM / EF 50mm 1.4 USM / EF 100mm 2.0 USM / EF 100mm 2.8 USM Macro / EF 24-105mm IS / EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS Mk II / EF 100-400 II / EF 1.4x II
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Jun 30, 2012 08:06 | #12 If you are shooting people, 1/30, f2.8, iso1600, popular flash maybe dialed down a little. I remember shooting Halloween in Hollywood with these settings, and photos came out pretty well. Sony A7siii/A7iv/ZV-1 - FE 24/1.4 - SY 24/2.8 - FE 35/2.8 - FE 50/1.8 - FE 85/1.8 - F 600/5.6 - CZ 100-300 - Tamron 17-28/2.8 - 28-75/2.8 - 28-200 RXD
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OneJZsupra Goldmember 2,378 posts Joined Aug 2009 Location: Guam More info | Jun 30, 2012 08:54 | #13 DanFrank wrote in post #14651441 Shooting manual. IS on lens is on. City scapes, still night scenes is what I'm looking to shoot. I'm getting a tripod tomarrow. Not much light at all is availible. Mostly after sunset & into the night. Since you are getting a tripod tomorrow that should solve all of your problems. Just make sure when you mount it you turn off IS Gear List | Feed Back | My Site
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