Linda Duet

I wanted to get some good shots of these beautiful ladies playing but

the lighting was not very helpful. There were 4 lights surounding them

making it hard to be in any place where at least one of those lights

were not staring straight at the camera. The other issue was just

being in a relitivly low light enviroment, we were in a church. I was

shooting at between f4 and f7 and my ISO regretably was at 800 I would

have perfered a lower setting. Depending on the light I was getting I

was shooting between 1/4 and 1/30 for my shutter speed. I know some of

you have experience with this but I do not so any help let me know

please. Also I has the cannon 430 EX flash. Well now you know all that

I know. All said I don�t think they turned out all bad like this one I

sorta like the effect. I tried to make the best of it with my

experience which is quite little.

f7 seems a bit too small, if you just need to focus in on one gal making her sharp, just stick with f4 or larger and hopefully you can shoot at 400 ISO. This shot looks pretty sharp, seemed like ths shutter speed you got here was fine for capturing her.

 

For low light photography get one of those faster f2.8 zoom lenses or possibly those really fast primes ... I've been using a 50mm f1.4 and 85mm f1.8 a lot recently at concerts where I have free reign of movement around the stage.

 

I think you should use also a lens hood. This prevent the light that comes from the side to ruin your picture.

best,

Marco

Hi Sean...I think its a good shot....but there is a old proverb in photography..."If you cant avoid it...USE IT"... rest you can keep experimenting ....best of luck.....Merry Christmas...

I like Prabhas's advice. Here, you might have thought about even a slower shutter speed and catching some blur and movement, not trying to get a crisp view of either of them. Depends on your own tastes and vision, but sometimes a rough/raw looking photo can elicit a lot of emotion, especially when you're in situations that are conducive to lack of clarity.