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Archive - November 2007 Posted Nov-21-07 00:15:57 PST Updated Nov-21-07 00:17:08 PST
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Take a good shot in Christmas! |
| Main Point : Stable |
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To take a good and sharp photo, there are two
important points to note. The hand should hold stable and the Focus must be
correct. At night, the light is insufficient and the shutter is usually up from
three seconds or more. It is difficult to take a sharp photo if you are using a
normal digital camera. |
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1. Using a tripod
A tripod can solve
the problem. Firstly, this can avoid your unsteady handshake. Secondly, you can
take photo of yourself. It would be better if the tripod has a "Quick Release"
which allows the camera to be setup or removed easily and quickly. You may need
to setup a tripod more than ten times in one night |
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Without tripod , It my be
Shake |
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With a tripod
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2.Using a Digital Camera or Lens with Image Stabilizer
To setup a tripod, it may take at least one to
two minutes no matter how familiar you are using it. When you need to take a
snapshot with your friends or family, they may need to wait for one to two
minutes for setup. In this case, using a Digital Camera with Image Stabilizer or
lens would be a good alternative. It can help you take a sharp photo with a slow
shutter speed. You can use a 28 mm wide lens, a big aperture (about 5.6), ISO
400 and set the flash to slow sync., 1 / 4 F/stop or above to take a sharp and
good photo. |
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With Image Stabilizer |
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Without Image Stabilizer
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White balance and Exposure
compensation |
Exposure compensation
If you take
a photo with high EV ( Exposure Value), the photo will be lack of layers. But
for night time, you can use a high EV for exposure compensation. The image will
be brighter and enriched. |
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White balance
Normally,
Daylight Mode in the digital camera is suitable for most of the situation, this
is also good if you use (flash to slow sync). Apart from Daylight Mode ( not
shooting Portraits ), you are encouraged to try other White balance mode such as
Tungsten light , White fluorescent light ,etc for different color effect and
mood.
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Auto |
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Tungsten light |
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Daylight |
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White fluorescent
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| Wide Angle shooting |
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At Christmas, the Christmas lighting or decoration are
usually large, Therefore, a wide angle lens is usually used. Low angle shooting
can enhance the composition of the images and result in a stronger effect. There
is a rule of thumb, if you shoot for Portrait, you should not use a high angle
and focus on the head. Else the scale of the head in the photo will become
bigger than the body. |
| Telephoto photo shooting
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Telephoto photo is usually used for focusing. During the
Night, the light is insufficient for taking photo while handshake may lead to
unclear focus. So you would better check the sharpness of photo after every
shot. |
| Have a Nice Christmas ! |
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