Five tips for shooting in low light environment

When creating photography, we can't always shoot in a good lighting environment. On the contrary, many excellent photographers like to shoot in low light. Different scenes and different exposure methods caused by low light environment fully show the creativity of time in the picture, which often brings unexpected surprises to photographers and unique aesthetic feeling to works. Here are five tips for shooting in low light.

First, the rational use of aperture and ISO sensitivity

The most basic principle of photography is naturally applicable to low-light photography. The larger the aperture, the higher the shutter speed; The lower the ISO, the higher the photo quality; The longer the exposure time, the greater the possibility of noise; For maximum depth of field, it is recommended to use F22 aperture. The lower the ISO, the better to reduce unnecessary noise. We can use the sensitivity of ISO 100 or 200.

Two or three times the shooting environment

First, fix the digital camera with a tripod, then set the ISO to 100 and the aperture F22, and take a photo every 5 seconds, 10 seconds and 20 seconds. From the three photos taken, you can get an accurate judgment of the lighting effect of the scene-it is often necessary to use the B door to get such a long exposure time, and the final exposure time value is determined according to the results of three shots.

Third, long-term contact ensures stability.

It takes a long exposure time to shoot in low light, and some exposure time is as long as one minute, so it is necessary to ensure the stability of the camera. At this time, we need a solid and stable tripod. In addition, the cable release is also very helpful to avoid the jitter caused by pressing the shutter by hand.

Fourth, shooting in RAW format.

If you have a more perfect pursuit of image quality, please shoot in RAW format. Although its photo volume is relatively large, in the extreme shooting situation of long exposure, the quality provided by RAW format is often better than JPEG format, which is also conducive to later adjustment.

Fifth, keep trying, break through the limitations and be brave in innovation.

Low-light photography has a lot of creative space for you to explore, so please don't be conservative, and don't be limited by the traditional dogmatic "standard value" settings such as fixed aperture, shutter and ISO. We should be brave enough to try and innovate constantly, and take photos with different tastes with different time and light and different parameter settings.