4 Tips for Fantastic Photography in Bad Light
It can be extremely frustrating when you find yourself trying to take photographs in an environment that has less than adequate lighting conditions.
The majority of the time, this is indoors where the lighting plays havoc with the setup of your composition with regards to how the image comes out. However, there are a few steps that you can take to ensure you still get a great quality shot, even if the lighting isn’t amazing!
Switch Your Camera to Manual Mode
If you are an experienced photographer, then you probably already have your camera set to manual mode right from the start anyway.
Having your camera set in manual mode gives you access to a variety of different settings that you can change and adapt to make the picture that your camera produces perfect.
You will need to change various different settings to get a clear picture, especially in badly lit environments, so it’s important that you know what each of the options do before you start playing around with them
If you don’t fancy meddling with the various picture settings, there is the option of the aperture priority mode which allows you to select a specific aperture and your camera will match it with the best shutter speed. This ensures that you get the best possible exposure for your picture.
Adapting Aperture
Aperture is one of the most important exposure settings that should be changed when the lighting conditions are making it difficult to capture a decent photo.
The wider the aperture, the more light is let in to the camera. Confusingly, the wider the aperture, the smaller the f number on your viewfinder or screen will be.
However, it’s important to play around with the aperture to get the perfect composition as the wider the aperture gets, the shallower the depth of field will be on your image. This is fine for photos where you have a subject who will be the focus in the foreground, but if you are trying to capture a subject in the distance of the composition, it may become extremely blurry.
Higher ISO
To gain good exposure on your images, it is important that you have a play around with the ISO setting on your camera. Generally speaking, the higher the ISO value, the more exposure your image will be subjected to.
Don’t worry if you are finding that you are using extremely high ISO settings if you are working with particularly bad light; this is the whole reason you need your camera in manual mode- to adapt these settings and get the best picture possible.
Coupled with a fast shutter speed and wide aperture, your ISO should balance your image out and give you a more than adequate result!
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