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People in low light

Dim rooms, moving people

The hardest everyday situation: not enough light, and subjects that will not hold still.

How to get it

  1. 1

    Do not go below 1/100s if people are moving.

  2. 2

    Open the aperture fully and raise ISO to 1600–6400.

  3. 3

    If you have flash, bounce it off the ceiling and drop ISO back to 400–800.

  4. 4

    A sharp noisy photo is better than a clean blurred one.

Example settings

Shutter speed1/100 – 1/160 s
ApertureWidest your lens allows
ISO1600 – 6400