Portrait Photography Tips - Capturing in Low Level Light
It is relatively easy to capture beautiful portraits when you have complete control of lighting. But what happens when you have no control and the available light is limited? Portrait photography, the following tips are sorted to provide some concepts of lighting and photography to make a low-light situation a little easier.
Common situations that deal with low level lighting are conferences or weddings in the moments when something important is happening and a flash would be a rude distraction. For portrait photography, knowing a little about your camera will be of great use in this kind of situation.
The House - for portraits in low light, it is imperative that a single lens reflex (SLR) to be used. SLR allows full control over the main features of the camera: aperture size, shutter speed and ISO setting of the image sensor (using a DSLR).
The Opening - the aperture is the iris as the opening in the lens body that controls the amount of light that is left in the chamber, the lower the setting, the larger the aperture. Without flash, the necessary adjustment of the opening will depend on the amount of light in the room. There are lenses available that have a very small aperture settings (large opening), but can be very expensive.
The point here is that if you have a limited light source, start with the lowest value of openness and superior fit if necessary.
Shutter speed - allowing the shutter stays open longer to allow more light but also allows any motion to be captured, the camera motion results in lack of definition or stripes. Because of this, a tripod or other stabilizing device is necessary. The more you open the shutter, the more the tripod is needed (this is a key element in all my advice photographic portraits). If you expect to move a crowd, a unipod may be a better option.
Try to keep your shutter speed slow enough so that capturing the movements will be perfect with enough light. This may take a little practice, but can make the difference of having to buy an expensive wide aperture lens or not.
ISO Setting - the ISO setting or film in the camera determines the sensitivity of the image sensor. The higher the ISO setting the faster it reacts, faster than light. Using a high value on limited light sensor will allow your equipment to react faster to the light available. The balance here is that the ISO settings above 400 usually result in grainy images with some cameras, which are becoming less of a problem with the progressive development of image sensors, but it still happens.
Opening balance, speed and ISO settings lighting environments can take a little practice, but its better doing this than using a flash harmful during a wedding or when the boss can make a presentation at a conference.
I hope these tips portraits have shown some of the concepts to consider when shooting portraits with limited light, without flash.
Common situations that deal with low level lighting are conferences or weddings in the moments when something important is happening and a flash would be a rude distraction. For portrait photography, knowing a little about your camera will be of great use in this kind of situation.
The House - for portraits in low light, it is imperative that a single lens reflex (SLR) to be used. SLR allows full control over the main features of the camera: aperture size, shutter speed and ISO setting of the image sensor (using a DSLR).
The Opening - the aperture is the iris as the opening in the lens body that controls the amount of light that is left in the chamber, the lower the setting, the larger the aperture. Without flash, the necessary adjustment of the opening will depend on the amount of light in the room. There are lenses available that have a very small aperture settings (large opening), but can be very expensive.
The point here is that if you have a limited light source, start with the lowest value of openness and superior fit if necessary.
Shutter speed - allowing the shutter stays open longer to allow more light but also allows any motion to be captured, the camera motion results in lack of definition or stripes. Because of this, a tripod or other stabilizing device is necessary. The more you open the shutter, the more the tripod is needed (this is a key element in all my advice photographic portraits). If you expect to move a crowd, a unipod may be a better option.
Try to keep your shutter speed slow enough so that capturing the movements will be perfect with enough light. This may take a little practice, but can make the difference of having to buy an expensive wide aperture lens or not.
ISO Setting - the ISO setting or film in the camera determines the sensitivity of the image sensor. The higher the ISO setting the faster it reacts, faster than light. Using a high value on limited light sensor will allow your equipment to react faster to the light available. The balance here is that the ISO settings above 400 usually result in grainy images with some cameras, which are becoming less of a problem with the progressive development of image sensors, but it still happens.
Opening balance, speed and ISO settings lighting environments can take a little practice, but its better doing this than using a flash harmful during a wedding or when the boss can make a presentation at a conference.
I hope these tips portraits have shown some of the concepts to consider when shooting portraits with limited light, without flash.