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Nikon D40 help with low light situations.?
The other day I took my son to a zoo and i was trying to take a picture of him by a bat cage. It was a dim room, and the bats and my son were both moving. I had my camera on M mode and the aperture at its widest setting. However, i found that if i set the shutter speed to a faster speed in order to make my son and the bat not have color trails and blurry on the edges, that i was not letting enough light in and the pictures were REALLY dark. I couldnt widen the aperture any more than it already was, and I was at a zoo so i couldnt use a tripod and slow down the shutter speed to let in more light. Not to mention, even if i would have had a tripod my son and the bat are not going to stop moving, so how can i get better results? I am also going to be shooting pics at my uncles wedding this weekend and the reception will be dark too – with people dancing and kids running around – how do i get brighter pics and sharp edges?
1) Pump the ISO up. Like all the way to 1600 if you need to.
2) Minimize your camera shake–no point in having your subjects move and you move too. Either brace the camera, use a tripod, use a Vibration reducing lens, or carefully hold the camera to minimize your own shake.
3) At the reception, use a flash.
4) At the wedding, if you can use a flash, use it. If you can’t (and it’s not always allowed), again make sure your ISO is pumped up and that you have a lens with the biggest aperture you can get. (Like a 70-200 f/2.8 lens). Use a monopod or brace the camera.
5) Take your photo at the peak of action, when motion is at a minimum.
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