Taking a photo by candlelight can be a little tricky. But boosting your ISO and opening your aperture to its widest opening can really help. In this photo, I asked my subject to move his face close to the cake (but not so close as to get burned). My ISO was set to 1600 and my aperture at F/5.6. I held my camera as steady as possible and used the image stabilizer on my lens. I metered on his face and zoomed out a little to compose and focus. The result is a warm image from the candles, and a nice highlight in his eyes. Use a high ISO and position your subject close to candles for any birthday celebration, or for the lighting of the menorah this holiday season.
what a sweet picture!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a great photo. I never would have been able to hold my camera still enough!! You must have a steady hand.
ReplyDeleteThe trick here is a lens with an image stabilizer. My lens lets me hold the camera 4x longer than normal.
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