low light photography

In todays lecture we looked at low light photography. We looked at examples from the likes of Max Seigal. We then looked into the settings of the camera and how you would shoot in low light. I learnt that to shoot in low light you need to set the camera to bulb and normally use a 20 minute shutter speed, have the iso turn down to around 100 with the aperture being quite low as well. This was really intriguing as I'm used to being told when its dark to turn the iso up and to open up the aperture so it was very interesting to learn these new skills and gain knowledge which i didn't previously have.

examples of Max Seigal's work:

^ these shots were all taken in the pitch black. I find it so fascinating that the camera can find all this extra light over a 20minute to an hour long period (sometimes several hours). 

We then looked at Dennis Smith and his 'balls of light'. It was truly remarkable what the camera can do and how you can trick an audience into thinking a photo has been heavily photoshopped. 

examples of Smith's work: 

^ these shots were all in camera but by Smith moving the entire time the camera doesn't pick him up and only picks up the LED torch he is swinging around.