Three of the children from my school are part of the Sing South Leeds Choir and after a year rehearsing together this week they went on a tour of schools in South Leeds giving concerts. I was really hoping for a chance to practice my portrait skills however the light in the halls we were in was abysmal and the children were dancing, as well as singing. Add to that, I forgot to double check my ISO, I didn't get any great shots, though I quite like this one:
This was shot at ISO 800, f5.6 and 1/60.
That being said, at least the photographs came out and I had another good chance to play in manuel mode: on the automatic settings you couldn't even tell what I was photographing, so thats something.
Anyone got any good tips for taking photographs of moving people in low light, and I'll try and improve on them?
This is a lovely photograph. The tender inquisitive look of the child is beautifully captured and framed and the washed out nature of the exposure adds to the dreamy gentle mood of the scene.
ReplyDeleteQuite a nice shot despite all you mention.
ReplyDeleteThere are several ways of improving in situations like this. The most profound one is flash. To have a flash unit that you can control would help in these situations. You can use varying amounts of flash and I tend to use as little as possible.
One tip is to get a block of tracing paper and hold up infront of your built in flash. The tracing paper can travel easily with your camera and can help diffuse any harsh flat.
As you know you could increase ISO so thats just about remembering to do it. The final tip is to practice. When I shoot events I practice in the location before the event. Just 5 minutes 'playing'may have prompted you to increase ISO well before the event.
Hope this helps Hannah.