Welcome to LIGHTING

[wxyzarch]

any idea how to shoot without adjusting speed shutter and ISO for night view ? and without flash also....

saw some ppl are using candle in front of the lens ? thx for the advice

[kencaleno]

Windowlight Portaiture

. For indoor portraits, window light is a great source-First choose a window on the side of the house away from the sun-you don’t want direct sunlight, it’s too harsh. When you position your model close to a window, you get a soft light to one side of the face, and because the inside of the room is relatively dark, the other side of the face will be in shadow -a 3 dimensional look for your portrait.
Again, by using a reflector, ( Gold gives a warm tanned look, White will be most used, and Silver gives a glint to the model’s eye) you can arrive at the 2-stop difference - For instance F 11 for window -lit side of face, and F 5.6 for the shadow side- ( 3:1 ratio) for the ideal portrait.

[lputman]

A great reference Learning to Light Better.

[wjlewis726]

have waited a long for this

[PhotoHack]

Hi everyone,

I am new to the forums and have a lighting question. I do not have a photo ready to share yet. My children are members of swim team and I have been taking photos at their indoor meets and I cannot figure out settings to get a nice color.

I am shooting with a Nikon D60. I have tried to use the built-in flash and using no flash as well as shooting with dial turned to sports mode.(which I think is more for outdoor use). I am new to slr digital photography and am looking for any helpful hints I can try out at our meet this week. I will send a couple photos(likely to sports forum) for some helpful critiques.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

PhotoHack:

[private]

Photohack, what lenses are you using? You need a pretty fast lens - one with a wide aperture. As soon as you can post a pic, you will get some suggestions.

[djmoonlight]

Flash modifier that generally is designed to surround the lens in order to provide soft extremely even lighting,Often used in glamor type shots.

[irism1]

Greetings from a newbie,
I've had a Nikon Coolpix P80 for 2 years now and am finally experimenting with settings thanks to your site. During the holiday weekend I tried taking the same shot with several different settings. I did this over 3 days and found that every time I use manual settings the shots don't come out true to color, they look rather yellowish. I finally went back to auto mode out of desperation. In that mode everything looks normal. These shots were all in daylight. What am I doing wrong?

[CeeCee]

I am venturing to take pictures at a junior high halloween dance is it best to use one umbrella light and my flash or two and flash?

[leudis]

Hi all.,
Im Trying To Buy Some Stuff To Take Picture in My House just for My family and i will like to know
if anyone in here that got any knowledge of studio lighning or set up can help me and tell me what
do i need to take some nice clean shots in my house. just a small set up something no too expensive
as a rite now i dont got anything not even a backdrop. but can someone please write me everything
that i will need.

Thank You!!!