The Right Time of Day Or Night for Taking Photographs - Great Tips for Photographers...

[ReactorBlack]

Night TIme photography Question for Digital Cameras - I have a Samsung SL202 which has a night time photo option, if i were to do it manually, what are the shutterspeed and aperature as well as the appropreate ISO options to use if i were to photography a wide view of a city at night?

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Answer Part #1

This is a difficult question to answer, thanks for asking thou

To take such a photograph in Manual Operation you firstly need to determine the ASA / ISO that you will use for the shot. The lower the ASA rating, the finer the noise or grain, higher ASA ratings result in much more noise.

Unless you want your photograph to have a particular feel, use a lower ASA like 100 for example.

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Answer Part #2

Other things you need to decide are:

Shutter Speed A slow shutter speed will allow you to record long light trails from vehicle lights, people moving etc.

Aperture This will determine the amount of Depth Of Field or how large the focusing area (in front of and behind your focal point) will be in focus.

White Balance The white balance setting for your camera should correspond with the lighting conditions that you are photographing in

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Answer Part #3

Correct Exposure The correct exposure is a combination of ISO /ASA selection, Shutter Speed, Aperture and White Balance. It is very important that all of these factors align correctly.

I have made a few videos about the above, so go and have a look at them if you have time.

You can actually work out your exposure easily using the inbuilt exposure meter in your camera You then simply transfer your Automatic meter readings into the cameras Manual mode.

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Answer Part #4

It is important that you determine what it is that you need to expose correctly when you take your meter (exposure) readings.

I hope this answers your question?

Cheers

Dean.

[ReactorBlack]

Yes all of those answers have helped my question. I took photography class in high school which was 7 years ago, and totally forgot everything about taking good photos. thanks alot of clarifying everything.

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Thanks for the comment...

Regards

Dean.

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nice pictures