1st try at limited light

Hi, so i am amazed at some peoples ictures with limited light, especially portraits with very directional and limited light.....so i found a nude model to test with

i dont really know where to go with this, have no books about this, so I would like to have comments/critiques/fre​e lessons, most preferably scenarios explained on making this better, and tell me whats wrong with it

be frank i am here to learn, but know im only a hobbyits.

28 vies with no comments, that says enough......ill be back next time........just next time give me more hints at what i can do better ok?

I like it and the style, but be warned a lot of people don't like the style or just seem to think its wrong and we should all light up every scene with a million flashes.

I can't tell properly on this monitor (poor laptop) if you still have any detail in the shadows, but that is the number one thing to look for. The narrow DOF is working well with the picture, and usually the subject being centred would be a problem, but with the layout of the shadows I think its actually working quite well.

thnak you thats a starting point for me, theres defo not enough detail in shadows.......but ghow do you get that while shooting in limited lighting?

Typically if I have non moving subjects and low light I use a tripod and play with keeping the shutter open for extended periods of time. You will be amazed how much light is available to the shutter when you attach the camera to a tripod and keep the shutter open for 15 seconds --- it can see in the dark.

good point stath, but my dream is to exercise this with libving human beings an they do move? so whats the trick, dark room, one spotlight and meter for where it shines?

macobee wrote in post #6239366
thnak you thats a starting point for me, theres defo not enough detail in shadows.......but ghow do you get that while shooting in limited lighting?

Expose for the shadows, generally in low light you run very little chance of anything being blown out, the fine detail and risks are explained pretty well on this page

stathunter wrote in post #6239369
Typically if I have non moving subjects and low light I use a tripod and play with keeping the shutter open for extended periods of time. You will be amazed how much light is available to the shutter when you attach the camera to a tripod and keep the shutter open for 15 seconds --- it can see in the dark.

Then it would be a different style of photo, it would look like daylight.

thank you i just got learning material!

Another option, and not one I've any experience of (yet) is HDR. Not those overdone HDR you see all over the place that look like cartoons something much more subtle.

I need to try it out myself also. Look forward to seeing your other attempts.

Not even close to a record! I have a current thread with 229 views & 2 comments! So, just hang in there.

Might move, might not. You're supposed to be in control of the situation, even if it's just choosing the instant to take the shot.
Your exposure has detail in the shadows, so looks OK if that was what you were going for. "limited light" can be soft light, hard light, & everything in between. Show us a people image that looks like what you want.
Keep in mind that if you want to show something that you haven't personally shot, just post a link to it as there are © issues?

Hi photosguy, here are a few things i like, and would like work towards:

http://www.flickr.com/​photos/neyuttad/220576​9366/
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/hotcherry/12180​54757/

#1 looks like a very hard focusing spot with maybe another for back light. You could use the same lights for #2 with a bit of softening fiberglass or other diffusion material added to them.

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