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Showing posts with label slow shutter speed. Show all posts
Friday, 27 April 2018
Friday, 16 March 2018
Friday's Tip
Tip 8:
Be creative and use slow shutter speed to show movement, i.e. trailing traffic lights.
Be creative and use slow shutter speed to show movement, i.e. trailing traffic lights.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Ghatahora Photography
Friday, 16 June 2017
Taking better photos; step 8
Tip 8:
Be creative and use slow shutter speed to show movement, i.e. trailing traffic lights, panning fixed subjects.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Be creative and use slow shutter speed to show movement, i.e. trailing traffic lights, panning fixed subjects.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Monday, 6 February 2017
How to photograph Nightscapes like a Pro
I will briefly explain the techniques on how to photograph nightscapes in low light. Night photography is simple, fun and creative, especially at this time of the year as you don’t have to wait long for nightfall.
It is always best to photograph cities, towns and traffic trailing lights when there are still some shades of dark blues, purples, pinks and orange in the sky. The final photograph becomes more interesting with lots of colours rather than a darkened sky in the background. When photographing illuminated signs, it is advisable to shoot them in close-up, therefore the background may not be an issue.
A few points to keep in mind:
Camera settings: Use Aperture Priority mode or Manual mode on cameras. Cameras which do not have the Aperture Priority or Manual mode will often allow selecting different scene settings, such as ‘dusk/dawn’, ‘nightlight’ or ‘sunset’ modes. Please choose which suits you and your camera best.
When using the Aperture Priority mode, set the aperture at f11 (the camera will automatically adjust the shutter speed).
For Manual mode, set the aperture at f11 and the shutter speed at 15 seconds. Use this shutter speed as a guide only, as your exposure time may vary depending on the available light. You may either have to increase or decrease the shutter speed depending on the image produced.
If you are using a SLR, there is normally an exposure indicator visible through the viewfinder which looks like -2||||1||||0||||1||||2+. Adjust the shutter speed whilst looking through the viewfinder and ensure the indicator is on 0, as this will give you the correct exposure.
On compact cameras choose ‘Nightlight’, and the camera will adjust aperture and shutter speed accordingly.
Exposure: due to low light, exposures will be long ranging from 10 seconds to 90 seconds. Use a tripod to avoid camera shake, or alternatively change the ISO on your camera to 800 or higher to minimise camera shake.
Composition: It is advisable to frame your shot before you press the shutter release as it avoids ‘unwanted’ objects in your photograph.
Equipment: camera, tripod, watch or a stopwatch to time exposures.
Bracketing: as we will be using a small aperture (f11/f16), it is advisable to over and under expose your image by ½ a stop. When using bracketing, you will have a selection of images with varying degree of exposure. This will allow you to select the desired exposure by duplicating the settings of your preferred image.
Warm clothing: coat, gloves, hat and umbrella.
I have used my SLR and compact camera to take the following photographs. When I used the SLR, I set the camera on fully manual mode mounted on a tripod. As for my compact camera, I used the ‘night landscape’ mode without using a tripod or flash (the camera needed to be handheld very steadily).
Examples of photographs taken using a compact camera set on ‘night landscape’:
Examples of photographs taken using a SLR set on manual mode:
The face in this image was created by laser lights:
Illuminated huts near the waterfront:
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Friday, 16 December 2016
Tip of the week
Firework photography
7) Camera Settings Compact Cameras:
7) Camera Settings Compact Cameras:
Most compact cameras nowadays have pre-set ‘Firework’ mode, set the camera on this mode and the camera will set everything accordingly.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Saturday, 17 September 2016
Low light photography
Dancers at the 'Songs of the sea' - Sentosa Island, Singapore
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Friday, 11 March 2016
Tip of the week
Tip of the week - 11th March
Total darkness
During total darkness, there is obviously no natural light available. These are perfect conditions to photograph trailing lights from cars, lit cityscapes, fireworks and light movement. The exposure will be very long and can lead to minutes
- use a tripod to avoid camera shake
- set the camera at f11 or f16 on aperture mode
- cameras that don't have aperture mode, use pre-set modes; sunrise, sunset, night modes
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Bhupinder Ghatahora
Sunday, 30 August 2015
Image of The Day 30.08.2015
Low light photography - Bangkok
Bhupinder Ghatahora
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Monday, 3 August 2015
Creating Movement - 03.08.2015
To add a little bit of creativity in your photographs, try zooming while the shutter is still open. It gives a sense of movement in your picture creating lines moving away from you or towards you.
There are many ways to achieve this effect, but the simplest method is to set the shutter speed at a longer exposure, then while taking the shot, zoom in or out from your subject. The zooming process takes between when the shutter opens and closes. This is often easier said than being put into practice, as very fast reflexes and timing is needed, requiring a lot of practice and experiment.
Below are a few tips to keep in mind when zooming while taking the shot:
Hold the camera steady - you will be using a slow shutter speed and any camera shake will cause the image to be too blurry and the motion lines will not be straight and sharp. Always use a tripod or hold the camera very steady.
The right aperture - as you are using longer shutter speeds, you let more light into your camera. To overcome this problem, choose an aperture with a larger ‘f’ number, as this will reduce the amount of light getting through the lens.
No zoom lens - if you don’t have a zoom lens, that’s not a problem as you can manually move the camera towards the subject or away from your subject. Keep in mind, you may get slight camera shake, but it’s still possible to have a good shot.
I set the aperture to f11, increased the ISO to 640 (in order to get higher shutter speeds so that I can hold the camera steady), this gave me a shutter speed of 1/50. The colours of this image have been altered in photo shop, by simply decreasing the hue and increasing the saturation.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
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Thursday, 16 July 2015
Image Of The Day - 16.07.2015
Songs of the sea, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Bhupinder Ghatahora
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Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
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Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Image Of The Day - 14.07.2015
Songs of the Sea at the Siloso Beach, Sentosa Island.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
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Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
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Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Photographs of Movement
I took the following photographs in Singapore at Santosa Island - 'Songs of the Sea'.
All these photographs were taken on manual mode using a tripod to avoid camera shake. The colourful lights infact is water projected with laser lights.
Useful article to read Low light & Night Photography
All these photographs were taken on manual mode using a tripod to avoid camera shake. The colourful lights infact is water projected with laser lights.
Useful article to read Low light & Night Photography
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
Ghatahora Photography
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