Comments on: Overcoming the Common Obstacles in Night Photography http://www.arecintophotography.com/blog/photography-tutorials/overcoming-the-common-obstacles-in-night-photography Freelance Photographers From Southern California Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:10:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Outfit28 http://www.arecintophotography.com/blog/photography-tutorials/overcoming-the-common-obstacles-in-night-photography/comment-page-1#comment-98 Outfit28 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:19:19 +0000 http://www.arecintophotography.com/?p=939#comment-98 Good stuff man. I'll give some of this a try this weekend, maybe even tonight. Good stuff man. I’ll give some of this a try this weekend, maybe even tonight.

]]> By: Joe Lee http://www.arecintophotography.com/blog/photography-tutorials/overcoming-the-common-obstacles-in-night-photography/comment-page-1#comment-93 Joe Lee Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:37:04 +0000 http://www.arecintophotography.com/?p=939#comment-93 Yo you got some real dope photos bro. Keep up your hard work! Yo you got some real dope photos bro. Keep up your hard work!

]]> By: admin http://www.arecintophotography.com/blog/photography-tutorials/overcoming-the-common-obstacles-in-night-photography/comment-page-1#comment-89 admin Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:54:37 +0000 http://www.arecintophotography.com/?p=939#comment-89 Hi Jamie, RAW preserves the most details of a photograph and is recommended due to no compression compared to JPEG images. I shoot with RAW for changing white balance on post process. What camera do you shoot with? If you shoot with Canon, you can use the Digital Photo Professional software that came bundled with your DSLR. If you shoot with a Nikon, you can use the Capture NX2 software as shown below: http://nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Imaging-Software/25385/Capture-NX-2.html You can also open RAW files with the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. If your camera are the latest ones out in the market, make sure to always have the latest updates installed. Adobe Lightroom keep tracks of history changes of a RAW image. It doesn't matter how many times you've closed and re-opened the file. Having that capability just opened up a whole new meaning for undo levels! Let me know if you have any other questions. -Andre Hi Jamie,

RAW preserves the most details of a photograph and is recommended due to no compression compared to JPEG images. I shoot with RAW for changing white balance on post process.

What camera do you shoot with? If you shoot with Canon, you can use the Digital Photo Professional software that came bundled with your DSLR.

If you shoot with a Nikon, you can use the Capture NX2 software as shown below:

http://nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Imaging-Software/25385/Capture-NX-2.html

You can also open RAW files with the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. If your camera are the latest ones out in the market, make sure to always have the latest updates installed.

Adobe Lightroom keep tracks of history changes of a RAW image. It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve closed and re-opened the file. Having that capability just opened up a whole new meaning for undo levels!

Let me know if you have any other questions.

-Andre

]]> By: Jamie http://www.arecintophotography.com/blog/photography-tutorials/overcoming-the-common-obstacles-in-night-photography/comment-page-1#comment-87 Jamie Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:09:18 +0000 http://www.arecintophotography.com/?p=939#comment-87 Why always use RAW? I stopped as it quickly filled my hard drive (i know external drives wont break the bank) and I had trouble finding software to open them? - New to this stuff please help Why always use RAW? I stopped as it quickly filled my hard drive (i know external drives wont break the bank) and I had trouble finding software to open them? – New to this stuff please help

]]> By: wes hamachi http://www.arecintophotography.com/blog/photography-tutorials/overcoming-the-common-obstacles-in-night-photography/comment-page-1#comment-60 wes hamachi Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:50:59 +0000 http://www.arecintophotography.com/?p=939#comment-60 great info!!! I will go try night time photography. thanks for the tips great info!!! I will go try night time photography. thanks for the tips

]]> By: admin http://www.arecintophotography.com/blog/photography-tutorials/overcoming-the-common-obstacles-in-night-photography/comment-page-1#comment-50 admin Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:21:02 +0000 http://www.arecintophotography.com/?p=939#comment-50 Thanks for the comments! @burnblue, You're right about using smaller aperture and in most cases will cause diffraction. Although, I haven't had any diffraction issues with my Canon 17-40L glass nor my Tokina Fisheye @f22. @Spiny, yes you will need more light when using smaller apertures. If there is a tripod available, then using a smaller aperture wouldn't be such a bad idea after all (especially when shooting city lights and etc). When walking around town at night, I love to use my 35L f1.2 glass. Partner that lens with a higher ISO (1600), no flash, and you can get some really nice natural lighting effects on your photos. Thanks for the comments!

@burnblue, You’re right about using smaller aperture and in most cases will cause diffraction. Although, I haven’t had any diffraction issues with my Canon 17-40L glass nor my Tokina Fisheye @f22.

@Spiny, yes you will need more light when using smaller apertures. If there is a tripod available, then using a smaller aperture wouldn’t be such a bad idea after all (especially when shooting city lights and etc). When walking around town at night, I love to use my 35L f1.2 glass. Partner that lens with a higher ISO (1600), no flash, and you can get some really nice natural lighting effects on your photos.

]]> By: spiny norman http://www.arecintophotography.com/blog/photography-tutorials/overcoming-the-common-obstacles-in-night-photography/comment-page-1#comment-49 spiny norman Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:39:19 +0000 http://www.arecintophotography.com/?p=939#comment-49 Agreed about f/22... plus it makes for really long exposures. I use the same rule I do for day photography - the lens's sharpest aperture unless I need more or less depth of field (or as wide as the lens goes if I'm trying to shoot handheld). I hardly ever go smaller than f/16. Also, the larger the f/ number the smaller the aperture. F/16 is a larger aperture than f/22, which lets in more light. Agreed about f/22… plus it makes for really long exposures. I use the same rule I do for day photography – the lens’s sharpest aperture unless I need more or less depth of field (or as wide as the lens goes if I’m trying to shoot handheld). I hardly ever go smaller than f/16.

Also, the larger the f/ number the smaller the aperture. F/16 is a larger aperture than f/22, which lets in more light.

]]> By: burnblue http://www.arecintophotography.com/blog/photography-tutorials/overcoming-the-common-obstacles-in-night-photography/comment-page-1#comment-48 burnblue Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:07:26 +0000 http://www.arecintophotography.com/?p=939#comment-48 Right on, some good information here. I would argue that if you're using an APS-C or 4/3s digital camera, f/22 is NOT a good idea. You'll lose sharpness due to diffraction. Right on, some good information here. I would argue that if you’re using an APS-C or 4/3s digital camera, f/22 is NOT a good idea. You’ll lose sharpness due to diffraction.

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