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Night photo technique question
Posted:
Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:59 am
by unrelated
Ok I know I have to use a tripot to take night scenes. But what if I want to take shots in an event(eg. Autoshows and night flea markets) where I have to move around constantly and cannot afford the time, nor the weight of the equipment?
Flash will just kill the lighting as you know, and is definitely not what I want.
so is there any technique I can try?
Thanx!
Posted:
Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:44 am
by framewerkz
Monopod?
Posted:
Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:57 pm
by bobtrips
An image stabilized lens will give you 2-3 stops.
And then go for the fastest film you can buy.
Night Photography
Posted:
Mon Mar 01, 2004 4:10 pm
by stevo104
Seriously, don't go out and buy an image stabilized lens. Instead, simply brace your camera against something solid, a tree, stop sign, ground.... Works well, and is quite cheap.
Stevo 104
Posted:
Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:54 pm
by containsmildperil
Good suggestion. For a little more flexibility, you could try one of those little pocket-sized wire tripods, which can, for example, be wrapped around a handy lamppost and held in position manually. I've made successful exposures of several seconds this way.