I have an event tonight at a gallery. I want to take pictures of the art and snapshot of the people. The room has track lighting. I will probable be fairly close to the people in photos - 3-4 ft. What settings should I play with for this venue?
High ISO, tungsten WB....what else....(in the next 6 hours would be most helpful)
Thanks - I will post results tomorrow.
How to achieve great indoor photography results
aperture and shutter priority modes
Shutter speed
F-Stop
In Tv (Shutter Priority) the main dial behind the shutter controls your shutter speed.
In Av (Aperture Priority) the camera calculates the shutter speed based on the user designated aperture. You have no control of the shutter speed while in Av.
In M (Manual) the main dial controls the shutter speed. Pressing and holding the Av button on the back of the camera in conjunction with turning the main dial controls the aperture.
In P (Program) and A-DEP (Auto Depth) the camera controls both shutter speed and aperture. Only the ISO can be set by the user.
so the most light you can let in your camera would be F3.5? you should be good with that for shooting more than one person. generally i keep my SS at 125 to avoid camera shake.... if you use your tripod you can go lower. start with those settings and then just change your ISO to get your exposure. you can push your iso pretty high as long as you don't underexpose. you will get less grain that way. tho if you make them B&W the grain will look great! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat you use really depends on the lighting and space of the event. Obviously, you want to use flash as little as possible. I usually get there a little early and take a couple of trial shots to see what the light/color is like. Sometimes it will be tungsten - sometimes the lighting they use will be warmer -so it might require the incandescent setting, or even the "cloudy day" setting.
ReplyDeleteHigher ISO means more light - but can also be more "grainy". I tend to avoid the highest ISO indoors with stills - unless the lighting absolutely requires it.
With still shots of the art - you can use a slower shutter speed. With moving people - you will be more limited with how slow you can go.
F-stop also controls the light - the lower the Fstop, the more the light. So if on manual - you will likely use F-stop of 7 or lower. Closer to around 5-6.