Thread #4104
I was wowndering how some people get such nice photos at night. No matter what I cant figgure it out, there are some photos that people post that I just realy admire. Thanks anyone who replies.
I am not sure about most folks around here use but Usually when you step up to a DSLR you get the best night shots..If you are using a digital point and shoot you are limited to how much you can do. BUt a couple rules of thumb are; 1) Use a Tripod 2) Shoot in Manual mode so you can adjust arpeture, ISO and shutter speeds Here is one I tool the very first night I got the Nikon D50 DSLR [IMG]http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j298/q45t07/nightshot.jpg[/IMG] It is a little over exposed but like I said it was my first night shot.. Hope that helped
zion_97;54747 wrote:I am not sure about most folks around here use but Usually when you step up to a DSLR you get the best night shots..If you are using a digital point and shoot you are limited to how much you can do.
BUt a couple rules of thumb are;
1) Use a Tripod
2) Shoot in Manual mode so you can adjust arpeture, ISO and shutter speeds
Here is one I tool the very first night I got the Nikon D50 DSLR
It is a little over exposed but like I said it was my first night shot..
Hope that helped
[QUOTE=zion_97;54747]I am not sure about most folks around here use but Usually when you step up to a DSLR you get the best night shots..If you are using a digital point and shoot you are limited to how much you can do. BUt a couple rules of thumb are; 1) Use a Tripod 2) Shoot in Manual mode so you can adjust arpeture, ISO and shutter speeds Here is one I tool the very first night I got the Nikon D50 DSLR [IMG]http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j298/q45t07/nightshot.jpg[/IMG] It is a little over exposed but like I said it was my first night shot.. Hope that helped[/QUOTE] Thanks, anyone else have any good tips?
im clueless when it comes to cameras. i bought my girl a canon sd430 (??). but i dont know how to use it to get good quality pics, if it can. can anyone tell me if it can give me some decent car pics or is it just for quick and handy whatever quality pics?? can you teach me how to set it if it can do better shots :), thanks
Taking awesome photographs has very little to do with the camera, but has a lot to do with the person behind it. There was a guy in 1800s who was a professional photographer, and with all the advances in technology noone can duplicate his shots. The best thing to do is to read up on taking photographs. Just like this forum...there are others for photography only. As far as night shots go...having adjustable shutter speed is nice, but you can get by without it. Main thing is to have a tripod to keep the camera steady.
Aperture is the biggest thing with night shots and a tripod or something to hold the camera still. But camera do matter some cameras have a higher aperture setting to allow more light absorption. Manual mode or P (program mode?) are your best friends. Here is one I took with a Sony CyberShot. My old 240 T_T [IMG]http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/Damicci/Ryousuke/Auto/DSC00354.jpg[/IMG] And another. [IMG]http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/Damicci/DSC00323.jpg[/IMG]
ISO does matter, but to a certain degree. It also makes pictures look grainy with lots of noise in them. So at the end a combination of ISO and shutter speed will allow for some nice photographs. But I would suggest learning on a regular point and shoot camera and later on moving on to a DSLR camera. Most new point and shoots will have ISO and shutter speed settings. Other than that...just take lots of pictures and then critique yourself about them and see what can be done to make them better.
Thanks guys, I have a 100 dollar sanyo vpc-s600 I know its not the best but I have been getting some good daylight type pics with it. I have been experimenting with it but I have not got any good shots at night. Thanks again guys.
i dont understand what the iso is for? can you explain that to me? i see it in my GF cam but i dont understand what it is. theres high, 800 so on and so forth.
antbo;54825 wrote:i dont understand what the iso is for? can you explain that to me? i see it in my GF cam but i dont understand what it is. theres high, 800 so on and so forth.
[QUOTE=antbo;54825]i dont understand what the iso is for? can you explain that to me? i see it in my GF cam but i dont understand what it is. theres high, 800 so on and so forth.[/QUOTE] Ok Bro Here goes nothing...... Conventional film comes in different sensitivities (ASAs) for different purposes. The lower the sensitivity, the finer the grain, but more light is needed. This is excellent for outdoor photography, but for low-light conditions or action photography (where fast shutterspeeds are needed), more sensitive or "fast" film is used which is more "grainy". Likewise, digital cameras have an ISO rating indicating their level of sensitivity to light. ISO 100 is the "normal" setting for most cameras, although some go as low as ISO 50. The sensitivities can be increased to 200, 400, 800, or even 3,200 on high-end digital SLRs. When increasing the sensitivity, the output of the sensor is amplified, so less light is needed. Unfortunately that also amplifies the undesired noise. Incidentally, this creates more grainy pictures, just like in conventional photography, but because of different reasons. It is similar to turning up the volume of a radio with poor reception. Doing so will not only amplify the (desired) music but also the (undesired) hiss and crackle or "noise". Improvements in sensor technology are steadily reducing the noise levels at higher ISOs, especially on higher-end cameras. And unlike conventional film cameras which require a change of film roll or the use of multiple bodies, digital cameras allow you to instantly and conveniently change the sensitivity depending on the circumstances. Hope this helps
Z...that a load of...great info that's easy for beginners to understand. 1_VIPd_LS...try taking pictures in areas that still have some light. Under a street light is an example, or in underground parking garage. If you want to take better night shots, a camera with manual shutter speed and ISO setting is a must. DPreview has a lot of great info for taking pictures as well as writeups on every single camera out there...
Dark Anghell;54835 wrote:Z...that a load of...great info that's easy for beginners to understand.
1_VIPd_LS...try taking pictures in areas that still have some light. Under a street light is an example, or in underground parking garage. If you want to take better night shots, a camera with manual shutter speed and ISO setting is a must. DPreview has a lot of great info for taking pictures as well as writeups on every single camera out there...
[QUOTE=Dark Anghell;54835]Z...that a load of...great info that's easy for beginners to understand. 1_VIPd_LS...try taking pictures in areas that still have some light. Under a street light is an example, or in underground parking garage. If you want to take better night shots, a camera with manual shutter speed and ISO setting is a must. DPreview has a lot of great info for taking pictures as well as writeups on every single camera out there...[/QUOTE] Ok thanks, I tried to get some parking deck shots but I used a dispossable and put them on disk. First security bum rushed me then the Fuzz. On top of that Wal Marts expert photo care Fuqd the rest up. Now I got this new camera and Im out of gas.
Here are a couple of night time shots..The only lights that where on where the is what you see..ALso when taking night shots it is important if you are eye is not in the viewfinder the whole time you need to put a cover piece becuase if not this will make your image blury as seen in photo 2..THe first and third photos have the cover piece on but I left it off to show you what happens when it is off..Also the lighting has changed I turned the domes off and left the sunvisors on,,note the lighting would not effect the blur it is only because there is no cover piece on the viewfinder and light is passing through there.. [IMG]http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j298/q45t07/nightcar3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j298/q45t07/nightcar1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j298/q45t07/nightcar2.jpg[/IMG]
That first pic is Cool - (suteki) :thumbsup:
Zion you are a badass
Pics look great Rich.:thumbsup:
What camera would u guys recommend going with to take pictures of that quality? The best bang for your buck. I really wanna get into photography. Especially of my car and others.
well my best bang for my buck was the D50 by nikon..it is a dslr camera and very fun to use..They are not as hard to use as most photographers say they are..I piad $459 at cuircuit city but they dont have them at that price any more, I don know if i just got lucky or what. The D50 is harder to find now that the d40 has come out. Canon also makes a great DSLR they have a cmos sensor which is supposed to help with noise but it has been tested that it actually produces more noise especially while taking night time shots with high Arpeture of 3.5 and low ISo of 200 and with a 10 second shutter speeds..Nikon uses a 3d metering system wich is better for those types of shots, but the canons are self cleaning and lighter and smaller..I have big hand so the nikon sits perfect..I have used both and for what I want the nikon was the way to go..both cameras take great pictures but the lower end canons arnt as good as the higher canons where as the nikon entry level camera will take just about the same quality pic as the higher end using the same lense of course. One thing to consider is that if you want to take night shots and have them look good you will want the d40,d50 and the d70 the d80 and higher start getting noisier becasue they are a higher pixel camera so it will capture more of whats out there...6mp are better for night shots than 8mp or 10mp.. for the reasons I just said. So good luck and hope this helped. Oh and if you go with the nikon it includes some neat sofware that allows you to dit the raw data..I am not sure if canon offeres this. and one last thing if you are not using photshop get it there are plug inns such as neat image that will filter out the noise in pictures it is really cool..I could show you the difference.. and I will quote what darkhangel and others have said..Its not so much the camera as it is the eye for the picture...Lighting is a key issue in photography along with angles..dead on shots usually arnt as interesting to look at as shots from different angles..I could go on and on...hahaha..lol good luck with your camera choice
jstyle;55363 wrote:Pics look great Rich.:thumbsup:
[QUOTE=jstyle;55363]Pics look great Rich.:thumbsup:[/QUOTE] Gracias Senior...how is your new camera working for you?
i guess if ure camera comes in a few features of modes to select, select night mode, more important USE TRIPOD to get clean n steady pic, then u'll see what i mean, well at least thats what i did with mine..i mean at least a tripod..u'll see the differences already ^^
555;55419 wrote:i guess if ure camera comes in a few features of modes to select, select night mode, more important USE TRIPOD to get clean n steady pic, then u'll see what i mean, well at least thats what i did with mine..i mean at least a tripod..u'll see the differences already ^^
[QUOTE=555;55419]i guess if ure camera comes in a few features of modes to select, select night mode, more important USE TRIPOD to get clean n steady pic, then u'll see what i mean, well at least thats what i did with mine..i mean at least a tripod..u'll see the differences already ^^[/QUOTE] Yeah...I have been playing with my features and takeing shots at night alot lately but I have yet to get a tripod. Im debateing on that or just something like a box cause so far everytime I parked my car somewhere at night to take shots I get chased away by the cops thinking Im up to something shady...priks.. I didnt get any good shots of my car that I like but I have some good stuff like highway shots and all ike the one posted below at the intersection. Even with just this 100$ camera I have some nice photos and some good settings to help. Thanks for all your help guy's I was bafled and now I have no problem takeing shots at night...except for the FUZZ thinking Im dealing drugs in vacant lots. And Zion Ill tell the truth....."all" those shots are effin great!
1_VIPd_LS;55430 wrote:I have no problem takeing shots at night...except for the FUZZ thinking Im dealing drugs in vacant lots.I hear what your saying. Me and my friend couldn't take pics in front of this one building which made my car looked like it was right out of a VIP CAR magazine, it would've been my favorite pic. I got kicked out of taking shots at this one industrial park where the cop says that the warehouse I was in front of had been robbed twice recently, so they had to pull my info. :(
[QUOTE=1_VIPd_LS;55430]I have no problem takeing shots at night...except for the FUZZ thinking Im dealing drugs in vacant lots.[/QUOTE]I hear what your saying. Me and my friend couldn't take pics in front of this one building which made my car looked like it was right out of a VIP CAR magazine, it would've been my favorite pic. I got kicked out of taking shots at this one industrial park where the cop says that the warehouse I was in front of had been robbed twice recently, so they had to pull my info. :(
Yeah I had had an incadent as well but not with the popo..It was the very first night I got my camera. I was testing some settings I got off the internet and I was taking pic of a cool building..some dude pulls over all sketchy and ask what I was doing and I explained to him I am testing out this new camera..and he replied in a very wiered manner is that all your doing..I think He might have worked at the building I was taking photos of and thinking I was caseing it..Kinda made me feal like poporozzi,,boy I would haite to be in thier shoes allways beeing harrased and harrassing people... 1_VIPd_LS Thanks for the complaments..I take a lot of pride in the things I do so it means alot to me what you just said.
Your welcome, its the least I can do for shedding some light....or....lighting on my subject. I can see that the pics are simmilar but they are ment to be different so one saying one looks better than the other aint justice. The first shot you posted I may say is very cool as well, simple but I love those kinda pics. Now if your ride was sitting in the corner of the intersection right in front of plain sight with all the lights going by, that would be awsome.Thanks- (arigatou)
If you are prepared to play around with all the settings, get the DSLR camera that Z was talking about. If you want to be able to control only the main functions, while camera takes care of the smaller stuff, then get a higher end point and shoot either from Nikon or Canon. Check out DPreview.com to read reviews about different cameras.
Dark Anghell;55455 wrote:If you are prepared to play around with all the settings, get the DSLR camera that Z was talking about. If you want to be able to control only the main functions, while camera takes care of the smaller stuff, then get a higher end point and shoot either from Nikon or Canon. Check out DPreview.com to read reviews about different cameras.
[QUOTE=Dark Anghell;55455]If you are prepared to play around with all the settings, get the DSLR camera that Z was talking about. If you want to be able to control only the main functions, while camera takes care of the smaller stuff, then get a higher end point and shoot either from Nikon or Canon. Check out DPreview.com to read reviews about different cameras.[/QUOTE] I think I will, on the future. I just got this one and wanted it for some simple use along with the car and some cool looking things that just happen from fooling around..you know? I allways wanted to get into some cool photography and I think now I may get into it more but slow at first then as I adapt more and start to like my own work Ill start getting better equipment.
Well...with a regular point and shoot camera you can use it anywhere and requires very little input from you...hence its name. The higher end models will have more features in them, so you will be able to change ISO, shutter speed, filters, and take videos. If you go with DSLR...this is a camera you can grow into and not grow out of. Definately requires more input from you...I've had mine for almost 6 months now and I still can't get the white balance just right. BUT you have an option of using various lenses...especially better ones and designed for different uses (wide vs telescopic). Also it will give you more options and control over how the camera takes photographs. Sounds great, but you need to learn how to use all those options...
Dark Anghell;55494 wrote:Well...with a regular point and shoot camera you can use it anywhere and requires very little input from you...hence its name. The higher end models will have more features in them, so you will be able to change ISO, shutter speed, filters, and take videos. If you go with DSLR...this is a camera you can grow into and not grow out of. Definately requires more input from you...I've had mine for almost 6 months now and I still can't get the white balance just right. BUT you have an option of using various lenses...especially better ones and designed for different uses (wide vs telescopic). Also it will give you more options and control over how the camera takes photographs. Sounds great, but you need to learn how to use all those options...
[QUOTE=Dark Anghell;55494]Well...with a regular point and shoot camera you can use it anywhere and requires very little input from you...hence its name. The higher end models will have more features in them, so you will be able to change ISO, shutter speed, filters, and take videos. If you go with DSLR...this is a camera you can grow into and not grow out of. Definately requires more input from you...I've had mine for almost 6 months now and I still can't get the white balance just right. BUT you have an option of using various lenses...especially better ones and designed for different uses (wide vs telescopic). Also it will give you more options and control over how the camera takes photographs. Sounds great, but you need to learn how to use all those options...[/QUOTE] I can do all of that but change the lens, it does work well and now that I am getting used to it its working even better.