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    Pierres Night Photography Cheat Sheet 2020

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    This document provides settings and tips for night photography in 3 situations: 1. Photographing the night sky and stars with settings between ISO 1600, F/2.8, 15s and ISO 3200, F/4, 15s. Adjust ISO or shutter speed based on brightness of the image. 2. Capturing cityscapes with lights using ISO 100, F/13, 20s. Consider taking two shots at different exposures to capture highlights and shadows. 3. Photographing dimly lit people with settings like ISO 800, F/2.8, 1/50s or ISO 1600, F/4, 1/50s. The subject needs to be lit. Increase

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    This document provides settings and tips for night photography in 3 situations: 1. Photographing the night sky and stars with settings between ISO 1600, F/2.8, 15s and ISO 3200, F/4, 15s. Adjust ISO or shutter speed based on brightness of the image. 2. Capturing cityscapes with lights using ISO 100, F/13, 20s. Consider taking two shots at different exposures to capture highlights and shadows. 3. Photographing dimly lit people with settings like ISO 800, F/2.8, 1/50s or ISO 1600, F/4, 1/50s. The subject needs to be lit. Increase

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    This document provides settings and tips for night photography in 3 situations: 1. Photographing the night sky and stars with settings between ISO 1600, F/2.8, 15s and ISO 3200, F/4, 15s. Adjust ISO or shutter speed based on brightness of the image. 2. Capturing cityscapes with lights using ISO 100, F/13, 20s. Consider taking two shots at different exposures to capture highlights and shadows. 3. Photographing dimly lit people with settings like ISO 800, F/2.8, 1/50s or ISO 1600, F/4, 1/50s. The subject needs to be lit. Increase

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    Pierres Night Photography Cheat Sheet 2020

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    This document provides settings and tips for night photography in 3 situations: 1. Photographing the night sky and stars with settings between ISO 1600, F/2.8, 15s and ISO 3200, F/4, 15s. Adjust ISO or shutter speed based on brightness of the image. 2. Capturing cityscapes with lights using ISO 100, F/13, 20s. Consider taking two shots at different exposures to capture highlights and shadows. 3. Photographing dimly lit people with settings like ISO 800, F/2.8, 1/50s or ISO 1600, F/4, 1/50s. The subject needs to be lit. Increase

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    NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

    Cheat Sheet by

    1. NIGHT SKY w/ THE STARS


    Start with these settings in your camera:
    - Manual mode and manual focus on infinity
    - Dial ISO 1600, F/2.8, 15s or ISO 3200, F/4, 15s
    - Pro Tip: Take a test shot and adjust the ISO or
    Shutter speed depending on the brightness/
    darkness on the image. If too dark then
    reduce the shutter speed to 20s or 25s. If too
    bright then reduce the ISO or increase shutter
    speed.

    2. CITY SCAPES w/ LIGHTS .


    - Manual mode & AF on the bright light source
    - ISO 100, F/13, 20s
    - Pro Tip: protect your highlights (the brightest
    spots on your image), when in doubt take
    two shots: one for the brightest part & one for
    the darkest.
    - Note: this will get you light trails, blurry crowds
    and smooth water surface

    3. PEOPLE DIMLY LIT


    - Manual mode & AF on the person
    - ISO 800, F/2.8, 1/50s or ISO 1600, F/4, 1/50s
    - Pro Tip: your subject must be lit by the
    building/lamp/etc… for this to work. If there is
    no light available increase the shutter speed
    and ask the person to hold still.

    More Tips & Ideas on the next page >>>


    ——
    @PierreTLambert - pierretlambert.com
    NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
    Cheat Sheet by

    MORE PRO TIPS:


    - Dim your back screen brightness when you shoot in the
    dark otherwise all your shots will be underexposed.
    - Experiment and adjust to get the right exposure. Those
    settings are starting points.
    - For blurs, light trails, smooth water etc… shooting slower
    than 0,4s. 1s,4s,6s will give you nice results
    - Keep your camera stable with a tripod for example.
    - Bring a flash light to see what you do and light paint.
    - Use a 2 seconds timer to avoid camera shake.
    - Enjoy the process regardless of the results! :-)

    GEAR TIPS
    - Tripod: big one (link) or small flexible one (link). It’s up to you.
    - Camera intervalometer (link)
    - Cheap flash light with a red light mode (link)
    - Fast lens, 50mm 1.8 for example, for low ISO and nice
    bokeh(link) - Find more gear ideas at kit.co/pierretlambert
    PHOTO IDEAS

    @PierreTLambert - pierretlambert.com

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