Focus on low light photography

Article: Shooting At Dusk .Dynamic scenes after sunset

When it comes to shooting cityscapes, the time to do it is after sunset or before sunrise. Too many photographers pack up their gear at sunset and head home, but the most dramatic shots are still waiting for you. The trick is to shoot at the right time.

Article: Night Shots: AdoramaTV.Digital Photography 1 on 1

Adorama Photography TV presents shooting at night! In this episode Mark Wallace shows you how to shoot at night using only the moon and stars as your source of light.

Blog: Low Light Invitational: Your Photos.A celebration of low-light photography

Article: Six Ways to Hand-Hold Your Camera.Shake-reduction photo techniques

When the light gets low and you don't have a tripod, you need to get a better grip on your camera. Here are a few tips to help you and your camera go steady.

Blog: Low-light Invite.Show us your best low-light shot!

Article: FAQ: What’s a Back Side-Illuminated Sensor?.Low-light salvation

Digital photography took a digital step forward in reducing digital noise and improving image quality started in 2009 with the first Back Side-Illuminated Sensor. What is it and how is it different from other sensors?

Article: Portrait Photographer, Rachael Kuivinen—AdoramaTV.How'd They Do That?

Adorama Photography TV presents "How'd They Do That" featuring Rachael Kuivinen, a location wedding photographer.

Article: FAQ: What is Noise in a Digital Photograph? .In-depth answer to a basic digital photography question

You’ve probably read or heard about unacceptable noise in digital photos. What does that mean and how does it occur?

Article: All About Anti-Shake Technology.Another low-light photography advantage

Anti-shake technology has improved since it was introduced over ten years ago and has helped to reduce shaky photos. What, exactly, is it?

Article: Handling Noise in the Digital Darkroom.How to reduce noise, carefully, in Photoshop, Lightroom, and beyond

Noise always increases with ISO and there is no magic bullet for it, but it is controllable with a little care.

Article: FAQ: What is Ambient Light?.A basic guide to the light around us

A reader writes: “I’ve heard the term “Ambient Light” used by photographers and know it’s important, but I only have a vague notion about what really it means. Can you give me a clear explanation.”

Article: Product Review: Nik Dfine 2.0.Grain, grain, go away!

Low light, high-ISO photography has never been easier and image quality has never been better than it is today. But there’s still digital noise. Let’s take a look at Nik Dfine, a popular noise-reduction plug-in.

Blog: Rethinking low-light photography.Why we’re going to spend a month shedding light on shooting in the dark

Article: How to determine your camera's ISO tipping point.At what ISO does image quality really deteriorate? Depends on your camera!

In my informal tests of compact digital cameras, it appears that ISO 400 is the point at which overall image quality begins to suffer. Your mileage my differ. Here's how you can determine your camera's ISO tipping point.

Article: Push Processing ISO 100 in RAW.Here's a really useful digital photography exposure trick.

You're shooting your son's soccer game and it's dark and dreary. At ISO 100, the fastest shutter speed you get is 1/125 second at f/4. Not fast enough. What to do?

Article: Chase the shadows away.Tame unruly backlight

One of the most common problems that snapshooters (and, occasionally, forgetful advanced photographers) have is when the people in their pictures are in deep shadow—unwanted silhouettes. This usually occurs indoors where there’s light streaming through a window that’s in the shot.