Night Photography for Beginners | Low Light Camera Settings
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video I break down camera settings for night photography when handheld and using a tripod. For low-light photos I recommend using aperture priority mode so you can easily set your aperture and ISO while the camera automatically sets the shutter speed.
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0:00 Intro
0:23 Things to consider
0:50 Camera settings for handheld photos at night
2:03 Camera setting for using a tripod at night
3:52 Outro
Quick Summary of Settings in the Video
Handheld night photos:
Aperture Priority, Low Aperture (f/2.8-f/4.0), ISO Auto, Stabilization On
Tripod night photos:
Aperture Priority, Aperture around f/8, ISO 100-400, Stabilization Off, 2 sec Shutter Delay
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Hi… i have a question? I don’t know which camera I have to buy to shoot photos like night lights trail? Just on budget camera… thanks
@@mohdtauhid4964 the Sony a6400 and the Canon t7i are good budget options!
You do! Not good for a beginner. Perhaps your target audience is experienced. Still enjoyed it...
Nah bruh it helps with my ADHD
When shooting Christmas lights I recommend a shutter speed of at least 2 seconds so you can capture twinkling or flashing lights in the on position.
Great point!
This was amazing. Crystal clear directions without all the extra blah blah blah like all the other videos out there! Thanks for the help
Monkey this is what I love to hear! good luck with your photography and subscribe for more photo videos 📸
Thanks man, I was long overdue for watching a night photography tutorial and this was lean and educational. Loved seeing DC like this as well
So happy to hear that! It really is an amazing city
A nice, quick introductory how-to for night photography.
I LOVE how you break down everything! Thank you so much ❤
So happy to help! If there are any other topics you’d like to see me cover let me know!
Really awesome video man. My wife and I just bought a Canon Rebel T7 for ourselves for a wedding gift to each other. Tried shooting at night and realized we couldn’t really get a very good pic without a tripod. I’m gonna use your recommendation on the handheld and try it out. Funny enough, when watching this video tonight I was trying to get the capital building behind the monument from the Lincoln Memorial. So pretty cool to see you in front of the capital
So much content for a short video. Thank you, Andy!
Hope it helps!! Glad you enjoyed
I’ve learned so much from this video. You are amazing!
Dude if you learned something I am amped!! heck yeah!
I want to study more about photography, thank you for sharing.
So clear to understand and a lovely manner. many thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Wishing you luck with your night photos 💪.
Thank you looks like you were having fun. Kent UK
Dude seriously this is an awesome video!!! Love the energy and how you filmed it! Two thumbs up bro!
You’re so welcome!! Amped you enjoyed it!
Yeeeeeeees! 🎉🎉🎉 Andy keep doing what you’re doing!
Thank you Michael!! will do!
Excellent video mate. Thank you.
Happy to help!
You are THE MAN! 👏
I expect a night photo from you now...
Thank you! Your video is very helpful.
Glad to help Stormy!
Truely awesome 🎉🎉🎉
Great explanation thank you. Great that you show the camera menu as well 🙏
So happy it was helpful! That’s what I main for 🙌
Thank you for the tips James Corden!
Lol! Happy to help!
Basically, shooting at night - With a tripod, allows you to shoot at a low ISO (for the sake of this it's artificial light created by your camera), which forces a long shutter speed to allow the light into the image. The tripod creates a stable platform so you can capture the image without any blur caused by shakiness.
With no tripod, you will have to shoot at a higher ISO and use a fast shutter speed (1/100, 1/200, 1/300 +). This reduces the blur to your image caused by the natural sway/shake of your hand and body, but also severely reduces the amount of light entering your camera. To combat having a dark image, you will have to shoot in the smallest F-stop number you can, to allow as much light into the image. (Shoot in bright areas).
Hey I need help I have a lumix g100 and whenever I press record at night it turns pitch black even though before I press record my settings look nice on the screen
Great tips
I came, I learned....Thanks for the tips.
You’re welcome!
Ahhh this is so helpful!! Thank you 🙏
Man actually learned so much
🤣 okay okay now I need to see some night photos from you!
Thank you Andy, very useful information to a noob like me.
Glad to help!
Thumbs up, great tutorial ❤
I’m glad you found it helpful!
The better option to cut down on shake is to use a wireless remote control to trigger the shutter, I have a wired remote for my Nikon Z6II but at night I never use it I set a 5-second timer and then make sure exposure delay is turned on. I've had a few tripods over the years and without a doubt in my mind the best is the one I have now, Benro Tortoise 34C with the GX35 head. It's brilliant.
Thank you very much :)
Thanks!
Glad to help!
To make the car/streak-photography less guesswork, get a bluetooth remote to trigger your camera. Some cameras even allow you to use your phone.
Those also work well!
Nicely made tutorial! 💯
Thank you Nicole!! also congrats to you!
@@AndyFeliciotti thank you!! :)
Thanks for this video which is v useful. In two days I am visiting my old school to take some photos. It's a Victorian neo-gothic building in England and it's being converted into apartments. It's a construction site at the moment and judging from some mobile photos taken by a friend it's pretty gloomy inside. I have a Panasonic Lumix lx100 II and a new tripod. I struggle to use the camera controls at the best of times and I've got one chance to get these photos right.
Practice a bit before going, you got this though! Enjoy the time, it's okay if you don't get the shot it happens to the best of us.
Happy to hear you found the video helpful!
So if you want to take a picture of a funfair during knight, you will only see light stripes? Because of the moving rides
I find 8 seconds delayed shutter to be better, but ok it kind of depends on the lens size. But what is your experience with IS on, on windy days? We are still debating if it will counter the wind or just ruin the quality.
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@1:25 I think I heard or read somewhere that it is best or advisable to turn IS/OS/VR off whenever you're using a tripod. EDIT: Never mind. I just realized that the video chapter says "handheld".
In looking at your list of videos i have NOT seen where u are using a speedlite. Do u have ST-E3-rt transmitter? Do u have a 600ex II-RT? do i need the St-e3 to use Canon flash off the eos R?
Great
Glad it was helpful!
Hi,how to set my Canon Rebel T100 for a good pictures both for night and day ?
I have a Canon Rebel T7i. Im looking for a good lens for indoor/ low light event photography. Can you recommend me a few which aren't that expensive. Thanks in advance!
Will be taking my Nikon D3500 at Sherwood faire and will be doing night shots. Not familiar with nighttime settings, so appreciate any advice on nighttime, bonfire, fire spinners, and dark sky settings without having to do 2-30 second still shots as everyone will be moving around
i have a canon 80d with a 16-35 canon lens and taking pictures at night is crazy hard i wonder if i need to tweak my settings in order to get my pictures to come out great. so you said to leave it in aperture mode and everything will be alright
Which camera si?
Strange recommendation to use Av for hand-held low light shots - I was told to use 0.5s exposure as the main setting!
0.5s may work if your camera has IBIS, that being said I think an exposure that long will cause shake in your photos if your hand holding the camera. There are plenty of ways to use settings though!
I’m a fan of this content. Hey why does this spot look familiar?
So that is the US Capitol... you may have seen in my other videos 😂 also thank you Anthony!
Which lens did you use? I have an SL2 Canon, which lens would you recommend in order to reach that 2.8 aperture
I have an SL2/200d and use a Tokina 14-20mm f2 for milky way nightscapes, and a sigma 30mm f1.4(up to 2014 version) for night street photography
You are awesome dude .. I like how you changed the color tone of your footage at around 2:07 when mentioned RAW ... I like that .. By the way .. why don't camera makers make the RAW images look realistic like Jpeg instead of the faded look ? I mean I know you can fix that later but why not pre fixed to begin with? just a thought :)
Glad you enjoyed the video! I believe most camera makers provide presets to do that for RAW files. That being said I think it's designed to be a standardized flat profile across all brands.
@@AndyFeliciotti I believe RAW is actually meant to be completely or almost completely unprocessed data from the camera sensor. It's a LACK of profile, rather than a standardised one like for example S-LOG for video. It'll depend on the camera, but for example, the output of my Sony A7iv RAW isn't that far off what it outputs for JPG, i.e. reasonable contract, saturation, etc., at least at low ISO. If I crank the ISO, suddenly I get a load of noise which is otherwise filtered out when the camera generates JPGs. The RAW in this situation gives you the option to filter the noise however you want, rather than letting the camera apply a best-guess, which tbh most of the time is totally adequate!
Hello Andy which camera is best in low light for video recording. Mainly rain. Thanks
You'll want to make sure the camera you get is weather sealed, depending on how much rain you're dealing with you may want to consider an action camera.
My wife and I are going to the Big Five National Parks in Utah next week. I have a Canon T3i with a Tamron 18-200 lens. I'll be bringing my tripod to get some night sky photos. Do you suggest the lowest aperture and highest ISO for those shots?
The night sky is a bit harder since the stars move, if you have a remote you can try to do 2 minute+ exposures. I recommend doing extremely long ones to get trails of the stars, otherwise if you shoot 30 seconds you’ll capture a slight movement in the stars and the photo will appear blurry. That being said you could try shutter speed priority and doing around 8 seconds and letting the camera set an auto iso. Remember to experiment!
Hi new photography student here, Trying to learn how to shoot in manual mode at night. Which settings would you recommend for shutter speed fstop and iso in manual mode.
Hey Diamond Dog, that setting will depend on your scene, I recommend setting your ISO to 100 and your F/Stop to F/8, then you can use your cameras exposure meter to properly expose the scene by changing the shutter speed.
This might be good for a still image of a wedding couple on a night time?? Rsther than trying to use external flashes etc
I would recommend flashes for that type of work typically unless you’re trying to achieve a creative effect.
Hey Man! What about Sony A7RV settings at night please?
The settings should be the same, all cameras have similar settings
@@AndyFeliciottiI enjoyed your video through.
I know im a little late to this video but what software do you use to edit your photos?
Hey Nathaniel I use Adobe Lightroom Classic for about 95% of my photos.
What lens do you use when doing night photography?
If I’m using a tripod I love using my Canon 15-35mm f/2.8 lens usually.
Would u still recommend these settings even if you aren’t going to have any post editing to the Raw photos?
If you don't plan on editing I recommend using jpeg since they will come out of camera better for your need
Hey man what camera are you using in this video?
I'm using the Canon EOS R, the video was filmed on a Canon EOS R5, you can see all my gear on kit.co/someguy
Why would you not leave the aperture to the lowest possible setting? Are you using a higher setting to increase the shutter time for the car lights. If I'm shooting distant city lights, should I use a low or high aperture to get the most crisp image? Thanks for the video.
Using the lowest aperture possible is great if you're shooting handheld but with a tripod you'll have a narrow focal length and a less sharp image. Typically I shoot around f/8 when using a tripod, different lenses will have an area where they are their sharpest and it's typically around f/8. Hope this helps! Of course you can be creative! there is no "perfect" option for any scene.
@@AndyFeliciotti That is very helpful. Thank you!
Whay you speak so fast man. Very good tips.thanks
Glad it was helpful!
What street were you on for that last picture?
That's on Pennsylvania Avenue NW looking south east toward the Capitol
Hi. Do you use polarizers in night photography at all?
Honestly I haven’t, but I think you could get creative with them depending on that you’re shooting.
@@AndyFeliciotti Thank you
Why one of your 4 photos at 3:20 was warmer than the other 2 as the config remains the same?
I am using auto white balance, since I am shooting RAW it's not a big deal to tweak in post though. Likely the car passing affected the results of the auto WB.
What’s the blue colour tinge on the photos looks mad
In the thumbnail?
@@AndyFeliciotti not necessarily. i see blue and orange stand out alot especially in night photos. i originally thought it was just with a specific camera (sony a7iii) as thats where i c it on alot but i would now assume its colour grading. not too sure tho
Yeah it’s editing! I use Lightroom Classic to edit my photos, you should be able to replicate the style with any camera.
@@AndyFeliciotti that's great. appreciate the help bro
why does image stabilization cause shake when using a tripod
The sensor will assume it's being handheld so it'll move slightly even though the camera isn't moving.
Which camera did you use in the video?
You can a see all of my gear on my website ihitthebutton.com, the video is filmed with a Canon R5 and the camera in the video is the Canon EOS R
@@AndyFeliciotti tnk you
Will the t6i do good job for night photography?
With a tripod yes!
@@AndyFeliciotti well....probably not with a tripod no
@@k.k8791 It will depend on the lens you get but I still think it'll be decent at low light. I would recommend using a tripod though.
@@AndyFeliciotti ok that was helpful thank you mate 🙏
Hi I look for Canon camera to shoot like you did…. Can you recommend which camera I will need to shoot like you did…. Thanks 🙏
Canon EOS RP, R, R6 and R5 are all great choices depending on your budget! Or you can start with something like the Canon t8i
@@AndyFeliciotti thanks
@@AndyFeliciotti which Len do I need?
@@mohdtauhid4964 Glad to help! it depends on what camera you buy, if you get a Canon RF mount lens there is a cheap 16mm that is wide angle that would be fun for night photos in my opinion
@@AndyFeliciotti I buying Canon EOS RP
What's that doohickey on your backpack strap 🤔
It’s the peak design capture clip! Let’s you quickly attach your camera and release it. Love it!
@@AndyFeliciotti that's cool ! Appreciate the response 🙏
Why not just shoot manual? I dont understand how much more convenient it could possibly be to have the camera choose the shutter speed for you when you can just scroll down until your exposure meter is in the middle. Am I missing something?
Manual is great! In this video I'm just trying to give beginners an easy method to use
Why would you let your iso go so high(8000) with the hand held image, instead just set it to Max out at say 3200 which would also have got your ss down from 1/160th to probably 1/60 which is definitely doable with ibis? I have my auto iso set to max 1600 only using a 200d with a sigma 30mm f1.4 lens which neither have IS, and yeah its 2 stops faster but a lot lower iso too and never take my SS slower than 1/30sec plus also use -2/3 exposure compensation.
I agree there are plenty of better ways to set your settings for handheld, I wanted to keep it as simple as possible for beginners in this though.
You have the PeakDesign camera clip on the wrong side. I doubt it you found a left-handed camera. Never seen one.
Not sure what would make it the wrong/right side? the button is easily accessible on either side. A new variant would be cool though!
@@AndyFeliciotti It's absolutely meant to go on the left strap. Locking it and unlocking it from the right strap may result in shoulder dislocation.
Yeah big no from me. The example handheld shot he shows, you would never use those settings. If taking on full frame 35mm sensor then the rule of 35mm lens 1/35 applies. So why would you allow your body to go as fast as 1/160??? Er no. Plus modern digital have IS so that gains you sometimes 2-3 maybe even 5 off shutter speed and still sharp. So you could dial speed down to 1/10 which means ISO is 500 very low noise if any on full frame sensor. Actually most modern full frame sensors are clean up say 3200ISO certainly 1600. There also a final issue. Reproduction. If you producing prints say A3 then that only needs about 12MP pixels. So if you using more then the down sampling can remove some noise. Note we only see the noise BECAUSE he zooms in. Grain used to be the old noise of film and again only showed if you put your slides/negs under a magifying glass. When I shot nights handheld I either used shutter mode and control ISO or going even full manual because I use a camera with OLED EVF that shows what the sensor is seeing. Finally as a photographer you got to learn to breath keep steady so you can get shots down to 1/4 even 1/2 I knew of a shooter could handhold at 1second!! And get sharp images. This is possible because IS system are getting better and better and removing shake. But if you really good you can do it on old film camera 😛
Shot in full manual. You neglected to mention shooting at dusk to get colour in the sky. A blob of Blu-Tak over the eye piece for really long exposures stops stray light getting in the back of a DSLR. A cable release is much better for timing.
Remember your viewers are trying to learn from you. Speak slowly so we can absorb your knowledge of
Thanks Terence, if you need a slower version I have an article in the description so you can follow along step by step. Thanks for the feedback!
Anytime I come across a TH-camr who speaks fast I just change the playback speed to .75 and it works just fine.
Slow down man. Are you trying to break the world record for most words in a minute?
I’ll try to slow it down in the future!
If you want to make it as a TH-camr your going to have to speak slower so its not a blur verbally, but helpful info thanks...
Thanks for the tip Colm!
Good tips but you just talk too fast...way too fast.
Hard disagree. This video was perfectly paced, concise and to the point, no needless intros or anything we didn’t need. Great video, super helpful.
I mean im sure he isn’t aware of the speed of his talking lol
He’s probably just trying to get all the information out before he forgets
I have adhd and I speak too fast and don’t realise until someone says and it’s actually very dishearting when your talking quickly to get everything out before you forget and someone interrupts or waits till you’ve finished then says something
Way to fast
You should've gone learn the right terms before you try night photography pal
Interesting that you set IS to "on" for photos on a camera that only has IS (IBS) for video ??? Makes me wonder if the rest of your video is BS as well
Not sure what this means? IBIS is available for both modes for most cameras that have IBIS. The EOS R used in the video doesn’t have sensor stabilization at all, I was just referring to what someone’s camera may have in terms of options. Thanks for the comment!
bro really dismissed all the useful things related to shooting hand held to rush onto the tripod XD rest of the video was good though.
I love tripod not gonna lie 😂
If you are instructing it is a MUST to speak slowly, you lost me after 30 seconds
I'll keep that in mind!