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Canon EOS 5D
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Having never shot a ballet, i am just going to give you some general tips on shooting in low light conditions. I am assuming that there is no flash allowed.
Invest in and USE a tripod. The shutter is open more in low light photography so any movement you have while shooting will result in more blur.
Up the ISO. This is the film's, or sensor's in this case, sensitivity to light. The higher the number, the less time the shutter needs to be open, allowing less time for blurring. There is a downside however, the higher the ISO the more "noise" you have. Noise is a granulation of the image, ie. small white dots around the subjects and a slight red tint to the darker places in your photos.
Open the aperture more, the amount of light that is let in. Combined with a high iso you can have a fast shutter speed and still get a good amount of exposure.
You can manually adjust these settings on your camera. If its a little much for you to feel comfortable adjusting, you can use Aperture Priority Mode, the A on your mode selector wheel. This will let you set your aperture size (smaller the number, the larger the aperture) and the camera will automatically set for the other two settings. Combined with a tripod this should get you some lovely photos.
FINALLY, and most importantly, experiment and dont rush, your low light conditions will be unique to that event, so fiddle and be patient. Youll find the settings that relay get you good photos.
The Automatic low light settings on your camera might also be useful in these situations, but generally, movement is blurred when using that setting on a camera.
I hope it helps, its not as hard as it sounds, and be sure to experiment.
Invest in and USE a tripod. The shutter is open more in low light photography so any movement you have while shooting will result in more blur.
Up the ISO. This is the film's, or sensor's in this case, sensitivity to light. The higher the number, the less time the shutter needs to be open, allowing less time for blurring. There is a downside however, the higher the ISO the more "noise" you have. Noise is a granulation of the image, ie. small white dots around the subjects and a slight red tint to the darker places in your photos.
Open the aperture more, the amount of light that is let in. Combined with a high iso you can have a fast shutter speed and still get a good amount of exposure.
You can manually adjust these settings on your camera. If its a little much for you to feel comfortable adjusting, you can use Aperture Priority Mode, the A on your mode selector wheel. This will let you set your aperture size (smaller the number, the larger the aperture) and the camera will automatically set for the other two settings. Combined with a tripod this should get you some lovely photos.
FINALLY, and most importantly, experiment and dont rush, your low light conditions will be unique to that event, so fiddle and be patient. Youll find the settings that relay get you good photos.
The Automatic low light settings on your camera might also be useful in these situations, but generally, movement is blurred when using that setting on a camera.
I hope it helps, its not as hard as it sounds, and be sure to experiment.
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