Perhaps this will be the last post before I go for CNY travelling.Just to share with you my little experience for the past few years in photography,also inspired by yesterday's night portrait:
1)Do get yourself a bright lens (f/1.8 or below) lens for night portrait.Also a tripod if you cannot shoot steadily under 1/30 second.To prevent shake
2)Know your very own camera well,especially how high is the ISO value can be boosted.Do not get beyond the unbearable noise level(luckily my baby is still clean at 1600)
3)To diffuse your flash .For a better result prepare two LED video lighting.I suggest LED video lighting is because you can foresee the lighting on the face (highlight and shadow)before you press your shutter rather than keep on adjusting the flash power level.
4)Why flash is not affected by shutter speed?this is because Flash travels at the speed of light,our shutter speed is just far far slower than it.To prevent harsh lighting on face you have to manually adjust your external lighting or diffuse it properly.
Last but not the least,this is a very important advice for the newbies,do improve yourself for a better photo but not expect a better or expensive lens/body to get a better composition.Photographer is the one framing the subject and camera is only the tool .A better lens/body can only enhance your photo quality but not improving your skill.
Cheers and Happy CNY for all!
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