Electronics Hobbies How to Photograph Holiday Lights
Today's digital cameras have solved these problems, and now allow anyone to capture beautiful shots of holiday lights.
Most digital cameras' image sensors are able to capture images even in low-light conditions. Many offer sensitivity up to ISO 1600 or even ISO 3200 with very little "noise" added to the picture; this is the equivalent of the fastest "fast" film in the past 35mm days. You will have to experiment with your own camera to see how high you can go and still capture a noise-free image.
Many digital cameras -- both point-n-shoot and digital SLRs -- also offer a vibration reduction system built into the camera or the lens system. VR systems allow the photographer to get a much steadier shot, especially in low light conditions; the best systems give the equivalent of setting the shutter speed 4 stops faster.
Since the technology now allows much better photos to be taken in low light conditions, your shots of holiday lights will probably be much more dramatic if you leave the flash off. Let the holiday lights or candles light the scene themselves.
"Bracketing" is a technique where many photos of a scene are taken with slight variations in shutter speed, aperture settings and color adjustment in order to ensure getting the best possible shot. Bracketing is a great technique to use for holiday lights since the scene is not moving, and time can be taken to get several shots over a few minutes, adjusting the settings manually in between. Digital cameras technology also supports this technique since memory cards can usually hold dozens (or even hundreds) of images at a time. Examining the photos afterwards will allow you to detect and keep the best ones right away, and the others can be discarded.
Digital camera technology has made better photography possible in many ways; capturing more spectacular shots of holiday lights is just one example. Go put your digital camera to good use, and capture those holiday memories!
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