Mistakes Photographers Make When Taking Low Light Photos
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
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Also tip number one for me when shooting in the dark is ensuring your lens cap has been removed...
ha ha ha ha ha!!
I would add another mistake, mistake #6:
Being scared of noise and of cranking up the ISO.
Seriously, modern camera sensors are so good, and if you don't zoom in 100% you can get perfectly fine images with surprisingly high ISO, especially with full frame cameras.
Damn right. And i’ll take high iso over camera shake every day of the week.
I imagine that downsampling to IG or whatever level resolution will reduce a lot of the noise too.
Going from a Canon G7x mkII to my Sony A7C, the difference in noise performance was truly startling. I went from defaulting to 15-20 on noise reduction in LightRoom for base ISO shots from the G7x, to not even bothering with it at all even at ISO 1600 on the A7C.
Even in darker scenes where that ISO is going up, the noise is often much less intrusive as well, which often sees me neglecting to ramp up that noise reduction slider very high as well. It’s fantastic.
True. As one of my photography instructors once said: "We can (usually) fix or address noise, but we can't fix a blurry image [from camera shake]" ...
However, I would say that at the same time, shooting too high of an ISO for some situations is also a big mistake I see people (especially beginners) make.
Perhaps, they're shooting a landscape where there is enough light to run, say a 1/100s shutter speed, but they forget and have their shutter speed racked up to 1/500s instead, and thus their ISO unecessarily high, like ISO 3200, given the situation). Now if the exposure is metered correctly and is "correct" (ie. not under/over exposed) then it might be "OK" because they won't have to adjust exposure in post, but if they do this, and their exposure is still wrong, then they will likely run into severe noise problems in post (especially if it results in an under exposure).
Learnt to remove this fear after a while when doing gig photography, or shall we say, forced to do it... but because the platforms we show photos on, the noise is just not noticable.
Yesss!! Old school tutorial. I've missed this.
This is the content i miss from Kai! Good One Kai!!
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@@AkramShoots its ok mate, i didn’t even know it had that many likes, haha
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What happened
1:48 You joke about it, but about a week ago, I was taking some IR photos of an abandoned house near where I live. I set up the camera and the tripod, leaned down to pick up my lens cap, and immediately smashed my head straight into my X-T3. 👍 Good times.
Back in the film days, large format product photography was done with light painting. At a small aperture you got great depth of field, and a long exposure time guaranteed even lighting if you kept the light moving. Reciprocity was the unexpected factor back then, now long exposure noise control.
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"Shutter speed should be 1/2xShutter Speed"
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This video reminded me of how long I’ve been shooting and watching your videos man, since back in the 2010ish era of Drtv. I’ve now been shooting for 10 years fully into my career as a photographer, I’d always look up your videos and everything else on UA-cam to teach myself low light photography since I started as a concert photographer and was forced to learn about quick lighting changes and changing my settings manually on the fly as action went on. This gave me nostalgia since I don’t really look up tip videos as much. Glad to see this sort of content since I know it helps out so many people. Much love 🤘🏽
Great video Kai. Congrats on Collab with Canon Europe. Their channel will probably get some subs now. Looking forward to seeing more content like this and more stuff about the R5 and R6.
Kai, thank you for explaining the long exposure NR/dark frame bit. You're the first person I've ever seen mention it. And, it's not necessarily noise, but hot spots on the sensor. Electrons and heat buildup, of course.
Finally you made a video that goes back to your roots instead of selling me on your camera junk hand outs.
Damn, after all these years. You're still the best. Thanks for keeping us motivated and entertained.
I love low light photography! Thank you for sharing these awesome tips! Love your enthusiasm bro, it’s contagious! 💯✔️🔥🔥🔥
much, Much, MUCH better! Thanks Kai - will start watching again if this is the way your channel is going. Yes, I know it is a Canon-theme tie in but the important point is that it teaches people how to shoot better, rather than just shows-off new gear. Welcome back, Kai? PS Good to see Lok has landed, too; looking forward.
A refreshing and entertaining way of presenting; enjoyed every second and will put your tips to good use. Thank you.
Tip for night shooting: bring a powerful flashlight. I carry a Zebralight SC600FC MKIV Plus myself. Expensive, but both powerful and versatile (1800 lumens down to sub-1 lumen, and whatever brightness in between you could possibly want), small, and easy on battery life at lower settings. I used it in theatre for back stage work as well, specifically due to the extreme low brightness levels.
The more powerful models use 18650 cells (requiring batteries and charger), however, there are some models (namely the SC5c mkII) that will output a whopping 475 lumens from a single AA cell, which a photographer may already have in their bag.
Went to the comments to make a "oh, this seems reminiscent of ye olde days" comment and found I've been beaten to that idea by literally every person.
Same here :-D
Always informative and entertaining has hell 😂
Very helpful thank you for these tips!
One that I've seen, and this is more technique, is when you are working in extremely difficult lighting (where you maybe have your ISO set rather high, but you still can't get a fast enough shutter speed, let's say 1/20s or 1/30s) I see a lot of people still shoot in single shot mode. In those instances where I am forced to shoot below 1/50s or so (even with IBIS turned on) and my ISO is let's say 3200 or 6400 already and I can't go higher (for noise reasons) then I will put the camera into burst mode and take a series of bursts in hopes that ONE is sharp and useable. This is the one time I would say that spray-and pray may be appropriate, but you don't have to go crazy. maybe 3-5 shots depending on the lighting (or lack thereof). This is a tip that I think some people forget that they can try to at least one sharp shot.
Another one I see is people relying too much on technology (like IBIS and eye AF). You need to know when to "over-ride" those features. They're great, but they aren't for every situation and won't work in every situation. So knowing good technique trumps all the technology in your camera like IBIS and eye AF. Because sometimes that technology can fail you. For example, rather than shoot at ISO 100 at 1/20s and hoping that IBIS will stabilize the image, boost your ISO to perhaps 200 or 400 and up your shutter to say 1/80s--you can still keep IBIS on but at least you know there is a much better chance you'll end up wit ha sharp shot, versus hoping for a sharp shot at an extremely slow shutter speed like 1/20s). Most modern cameras can allow you to shoot as low as 1/10s but honestly, I always would rather up the ISO and get at least 1/50s with IBIS or 1/80s without it just to be safe. So this also means not being afraid of upping your ISO too. Most cameras are good up to about ISO 3200 and some 6400 with the ability to still produce a useable image (may need some work in post, like NR, but otherwise still saveable).
The other big mistake I would say that I see (and there are many) is if someone sevrely under exposes an image. They think, we'll I'll fix it later. No, do it then if you can (if it's a landscape, retake the shot and watch the exposure meter). I think some people assume that if they shot something underexposed at ISO 100 that they can fix it in post... sometimes, but I'd rather have an image at ISO 1600 and be spot on (exposure wise) than under expose something by say 2-3 stops and have to bring it up in post by 2-3 stops because we know it will degrade the image and probably introduce some/a bunch of noise in the process. Again, goes back to not being afraid of higher ISOs. Some people (espeically beginners) are always taught to shoot at the lowest ISO possible, but I think some people confuse this saying with native ISO or simply lowest ISO the camera can go, no matter what, and they forget other aspects, like shutter speed, and it results in an underexposed image in many cases.
Great video and great tips. And one hell of a prize for that competition.
Oh man do I miss maskless events with crowds of people. The good old days.
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Thanks Kai, this is actually helpful
Love your tutorials!
Helpful tips
I started making video few months ago
I always follow your guidelines.
And my life is super easy.
excellent as always.
Another great and entertaining video...still think you should do one in Top Hat and Tails !! Or are you waiting for 2022?
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Outstanding update. Redline, all the way Kai.
Great to see one of the Monsal Trail tunnels featured at the start.
8:00 5D mk1 is actually 16 years old now, and I still have one and still love it tbh
filmed in 2017!
Same
I had one until last year and I only sold it because I needed something to shoot video, but I really miss it, they're fantastic cameras. If you're only doing photography they're amazing, gorgeous full frame photos for under £200
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Thank you!
When is the first video with Lok coming? :) Can't wait to see the both of you together again!
I started photography with old Panasonic bridge camera in pitch black, trying to capture stars and some lights, and was happy to get anything lol.(well that wasn't my first camera, also used crappy film camera and some digital point and shoots but that's when it got more interesting, and I got first DSLR soon after). And low light is still the thing I'm interested.
Lmao waiting a long time for the train joke!
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Any word on if the states will be able to participate? or maybe in the future?
As a vampire who sometimes head butts his cameras, I knew this video was for me. And even though I am primarily a filmmaking vampire who sometimes takes photos, I know I will always learn from your suggestions. Thank you!
Thanks, Kai!
long exposure noise reduction is fine for time lapse unless it's so dark you absolutely need a shutter speed that's more than half your interval. depending on how good it is on your camera it may reduce noise more than the increase in noise you'll get from increasing iso to get the shutter speed down to half your interval. it also comes in handy if your camera doesn't let you set an interval because you can just set your shutter speed to half what you want your interval to be.
Wow that's an amazing prize
Innorel and Artcise both make decent sturdy carbon fiber tripods starting at under $200. They feel really good especially when it's cold outside.
Looking for a good low-light canon camera. Do you have any suggestions?
Glad to see oldschool Kai in 2021 👌
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Kai. Are you using old Pentax glass in this video? looks like a 135mm Pentax K...
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Hello Kai I hope you see this comment but I Wanted to ask
Can you try Astrophotography which is taking pictures of the stars.
I actually just bought a new tripod. A Manfrotto/Bogen 3001, with a pistol grip head.
I paid under a tenner for it.
Gotta love them thrift shop finds.
When is the camera noise reduction, actually good to use? I also always just keep it off.
I've done this quite a few times. Left my filter on and wondered why I couldn't get proper exposure and didn't notice till after it was too late.
Ahahaha the table as tripod... ymmd!
That was basically my first astrophotograpy setup... a table and a book to angle the (old, cheap) camera up to the sky a bit. I felt already with a basic wired remote like a boss haha :D
But i have to say... i had a cheap 10 or 15$ tripod, it felt apart as i wanted to use it
And now im running a cheap, but still nice 750mm newton on a EQ3-2 mount which is basically perfoming poor for AP but hey, 700-800€ for everything for astrophotography is already enough for beginning the hobby properly. Except for auto focussing and filters its basically a "modern" GoTo/Autoguiding/Platesolving setup with the notebook
Slides😆 that rattled a few brain cells, I remember shooting slide film back in the 80's and 90's.
Yes I love to take low light photos for me its the mood and things look so different at night.
Now I got Paul Simon's Kodachrome song stuck in my head😆
I don't I'll be switching back to Canon though, I like my Sony cameras.
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@@BartRos1980 You will try
This is nice Kai. You should do more photography aimed stuff. Hell after following you all these years I am not aware of portfolio work 😅
what are you shooting on in this video
remote triggers and a tripod were an absolute life saver
An actual tutorial. Kai is alive!
8:10 when Kai’a observation become ..more 😜🤟 lol
wow. this is awesome info, thanks, as always. this redline contest is only for stills, right? No video? I'm gonna give it a shot. why not???????????? ;)
Hey there :) The challenge is for images only. Go give it a shot, we can't wait to see your entry!
@@CanonEurope will do. Thanks
I love you Kai & have been a fan since the DigitalRev days - but I have to play these at 0.75x speed to be able to keep up cause you talk so damn fast! 🤣
Geez Kai, your hair is even crazier now! (I need a hair donor...I never get crazy hair.)
Saying AF-S and AF-C in a Canon sponsored video? Surely you meant AI Servo AF and One Shot AF. Those really roll off the tongue. :)
Please teach us more!
It’s so nice to not have to witness you endure another gear vid where you can’t hide your disinterest!
I'm not clear on how to enter the challenge: should I submit all my images at the same time or filling the form one time for each image?
Hey there :) You can submit your images in one submission, but please note, that each image counts as one entry and a maximum of 20 entries are permitted per person.
Ha! I’ve gotten sharp photos handheld with a 50mm lens at an 8th of a second with a Leica M. Boooonnnsss!!
is this no through road clip? 0:31
not available to the US :(
Hey there :) Yes, the challenge is open in the EMEA region, you can find the list of the specific countries here: www.canon.co.uk/redline-challenge/terms-and-conditions/
@CanonUSA any suggestions for the enthusiast overseas? 👀
I work for Canon and was wondering why you were plastered all over our internal homepage 😂
Is this a Europe only competition?
The link to canon is broken btw, it was pasted in twice
Kai's hair is a separate organism.
Is double 1/50s 1/100s? This is messing with my head and I don't know why
Hey Kai and Loc together again at last!
I remember him most from Digital Rev TV.
There was a few crisp shots in this vid :P
Finally, a non-review video...
Self-timer - Selfies. Those are the rules!
OG Kai is back
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5D Mark I is 16. years old. Going on 17. I know cause I got mine at launch. OG canon shooter here
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Kai please steal more chips 😂😂😂😂😂
"Doesn't need to be fancy" while wearing SI. ;)
No india entry allowed?
Where is Lok?
Is this contest only in Europe?
Hey there :) Yes, the challenge is open in the EMEA region, you can find the list of the specific countries here: www.canon.co.uk/redline-challenge/terms-and-conditions/
@@CanonEurope That's too bad. I'm in the USA. :(
Damn wish I saw this earlier, but after seeing the winning photo, would have been very hard to beat that. Doesn't even seem real.
I got inspired, then I saw PH is not included... Welp, still going to take some low light photographs cuz Kai said so! And also got inspired.. Haha
Low F-stops? Lol. I have pretty cheap and old gear not very capable of low light but I just shoot raw and crank up the exposure in lightroom, maybe make it black and white. Sometimes it comes out kinda sepia toned by accident. It's now "An Aesthetic".
any advice for low light action photos? i need minimum of 1/500 for any reasonable action stopping, lens is 6.3 and iso is up to 16000... what do? it looks a bit s h i t if you ask me..
I wish I could use these tips while Helicopter spotting in the evening. But unfortunately that won't work.
A tripod or long exposures are exactly the opposite of what I need.
Sony A6300 + SEL 55-210mm sucks at darker environments. Heli spotting with 1/800s, 210mm, ISO 800 (or higher) is an absolutely challenge in the evening. Also because Sony A6300 C-AF sucks at tracking flying 🚁
And I just wish telephoto lenses would be much faster.
whaaaaat have you done with the reds? ô_o vampire for sure, right after a meal.
Don't mind me.
I'm just here for the chips