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Peter Cope. Night and Low-Light Techniques for Digital Photography.2006 NIGHT AND LOW-LIGHT TECHNIQUES FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Amherst Media® PETER COPE PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS Copyright © 2006 by Peter Cope. All photographs by the author unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Published by: Amherst Media, Inc. P.O. Box 586 Buffalo, N.Y. 14226 Fax: 716-874-4508 www.AmherstMedia.com Publisher: Craig Alesse Senior Editor/Production Manager: Michelle Perkins Assistant Editor: Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt Editorial Assistance: Carey Ann Maines ISBN: 1-58428-174-X Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 2005926588 Printed in Korea. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without prior written consent from the publisher. Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions. The author and publisher will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book. Table of Contents PREFACE: INSIDE THE BLACK BOX . .5 A Perfect Moon . .36 Lightning: Nature’s Fireworks . .39 INTRODUCTION . .6 Safety First . .40 A Word About Hardware . .8 Grabbed Shots . .40 . And Software . .8 Time of Day . .42 Finding a Storm . .42 1. LIGHT AND COLOR . .12 Position . .44 The Nature of Color . .12 Taking Shots . .44 Color Balance and Color Temperature . .13 Summary . .46 White Balance . .15 Astrophotography . .46 Color in the Scene . .15 Shooting the Moon . .47 Metering and Exposure . .16 Star Trails . .48 Center-Weighted Average Metering . .16 The Cheat’s Guide to Multipattern and Matrix Metering . .16 Lightning and Astrophotography . .49 Spot Metering . .18 All that Glistens . .49 External Meters . .18 A New Sky . .51 Exposure Tables . .18 Anywhere Anytime Lightning . .51 2. SUNRISE, SUNSET . .21 3. THE 24/7 CITY . .52 The Color of a Sunset . .21 Exploring the Cityscape . .53 Sunrise or Sunset? . .23 The Highway . .54 Good Sunset Opportunities . .24 Neon Lights . .55 Photographing the Sunset . .26 Try This . .55 Arrive Early . .26 Enhancing Night Shots Using Blend Modes . .57 White Balance . .26 Normal . .57 Choose a Lens or Focal Length . .27 Multiply . .57 Aperture . .27 Screen and Lighten . .58 Be Careful . .27 Overlay, Soft Light, and Hard Light . .58 Exposure . .27 Stained Glass . .59 Sunset Dynamics . .28 Lighting . .59 Enhancing the Sunset . .28 Position . .59 Unsharp Coloration . .28 Setting . .60 Adjusting Levels . .30 Shooting the Glass . .60 Landscapes . .31 A Final Point . .63 Morning Mist . .33 Floodlighting and Spotlighting . .63 Digital Mist . .33 Bad Weather . .34 4. SPECIAL EVENTS . .65 Dark Locations . .35 Sports Photography . .67 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Freezing the Action . .67 Exposure Lock . .102 The Decisive Moment . .68 Histogram . .102 Indoor Arenas . .69 Autobracketing . .103 Enhancing Sports Shots . .69 Lenses . .103 Photographing Theater and Shows . .70 Fixed Lenses . .103 Copyright and Access . .71 Changeable Lenses . .103 Approaching an Event . .71 Electronic Flash . .105 Preparations . .71 Built-in Flash . .105 When to Shoot . .71 External Flash . .105 Theater Lighting . .72 Connections . .105 Composition . .72 Slave Flash . .106 Adding to the Drama . .73 Preflash: A Cautionary Tale . .107 Concerts and Live Acts . .74 More Power to Your Flash . .107 Gaining Access . .74 Batteries . .107 Your First Big Event . .77 Reflectors and Diffusers . .107 Travel Light . .77 Extenders . .108 Enhancing Stage Shots . .78 Supporting Your Camera . .108 Christmas . .79 Non-Tripod Supports . .108 Street Illuminations . .80 Tripods . .109 In the Marketplace . .81 Tripod Heads . .110 Christmas Trees . .81 Monopods . .110 Christmas Morning . .82 Tabletop Tripods . .110 Firework Displays . .83 Software . .110 Preparation . .83 Choice . .111 Exposure . .84 Specification . .111 Noise . .85 Ease of Use . .111 White Balance . .85 Results . .112 Capturing the Show . .85 Price . .112 Firework Montages . .85 Extending Your Repertoire . .112 Panoramic Software . .112 5. PEOPLE . .86 Plug-Ins . .113 Street Photography . .87 Movie and DVD Production Software . .113 Small is Beautiful . .87 Shooting from the Hip . ..
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