Taking photos of babies and kids in terribly low light!

[tammygarnett]

Hi everyone,
I am a beginner in photography and have only been on one beginner course, but I do know that in low light situations, I need to up my ISO and keep the camera really still.
However, I have a 5 month old baby girl who is very active and a 4 year old son who too, is extremely active! We live in a country where we have the doors and windows closed all the time and the windows all have black out on them, so.......this poses a hige problem for me, as I try taking pics on an ISO of 1800 and keep my camera very still, but because my kids move when I take the photo, the photos always come up blurred and some come up very grainy!
My question is this:
How can I take photos of my wriggly children indoors with terrible light, without using the flash? and how do I reduce that grainy look on some of the photos? (eg. I took a pic of my daughter in the kitchen under a flourescent light which came out terribly grainy when I lightened it with pc software)
I hope someone can help me, because I am finding I am not taking enough photos of my kids because of the lighting and blurred photos!
I look forward to hearing from you all!
Kind Regards,
Tammy.

[zona5101]

Originally Posted by tammygarnett

Hi everyone,
My question is this:
How can I take photos of my wriggly children indoors with terrible light, without using the flash?

You can't. By that I mean there are some situations that technology & software can't (at least for now) solve. Oh I suppose you could shoot with a nightvision camera but everything would be green...

You will need more light, whether that is more household lamps or a flash.

BTW Hi and welcome!