low light

Article: Three-Point Lighting for Video and Podcast Interviews.DSLR Video Tips—AdoramaTV

AdoramaTV Presents DSLR Video Tips with Richard Harrington. Join Rich as he discusses three-point lighting when shooting an interview on DSLR.

Article: How the Right Light Can Transform a Photograph.Visual Impressions—AdoramaTV

AdoramaTV Presents Visual Impressions with Joe DiMaggio. Join Joe as he discusses the importance of lighting in photography.

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?

News: Ricoh announces CX3 compact digital camera."Dramatic" improvements in low-light image quality claimed

News: NASA: Nikons in Space! .D3s, lenses going to the final frontier

Article: Tripods: The ultimate image stabilization.No shaky shots. Guaranteed.

In this time of high-tech image stabilized and vibration reduction lenses as well as anti-shake capabilities built into cameras from Sony, Olympus, and Pentax, you might wonder if you even need a tripod? I think so. Let me tell you why.

Article: Use fast lenses for low light.Wide aperture lenses can see more in the dark

Most lenses are designed to work under normal lighting conditions. In photographic terms, "normal" generally means outdoors. Normal lighting may work in overcast weather, shade of trees or buildings, or in brightly lit rooms with skylights and plenty windows, but the real world isn't always like that.

Article: Mud in the fast lane.Three compact digital cameras were tested at high ISOs. They all failed.

We've established that you'll get your best overall image quality with a compact digital camera at its lowest settings, but what happens at their highest ISO speeds?

Article: "Normal" lens buying guide.Life begins at 50

If one way to overcome problems associated with low light is to shoot at a wide aperture, then you need a wide-aperture ("fast") lens. Most kit zoom lenses only open to around f/3.5 or f/4, and fast zooms that maintain a maximum aperture of f/2.8 throughout the zoom range cost a mint.

Article: Use a wider aperture.f/1.8 and be there!

To overcome many of the problems associated with low-light photography, and give your creative juices a jump-start, use a lens with a wide maximum aperture (in the f/1.4-2.8 range) and shoot away.

Article: "High resolution" compacts, low light don’t mix.Low light causes problems for photographers. Let's solve them.

So-called "high-resolution" compact cameras (8MP and up) and low light are a recipe for disaster, as illustrated in the photos below. (The technical explanation follows.)

Article: Hand-Held Photos in Low Light.A simple shutter speed formula

If you're shooting handheld images in low light, there's a simple formula to know.