Shooting people in low light?

Ihaveaquestion · Jun 5, 2006

Is their a way to avoid motion blur other than telling them to stay still?

like pictures of people dancing in low light. Should I just break down and use the flash?

bigfatbadger · Jun 5, 2006

The only other things are pumping up the ISO and widening the aperture, but that's about it.

You could cement them still?

midget patrol · Jun 5, 2006

Ihaveaquestion said:
Is their a way to avoid motion blur other than telling them to stay still?

like pictures of people dancing in low light. Should I just break down and use the flash?

Elmers glue. It keeps my hair in place, it should hold people too.

Um, seriously, i have no idea.

Philip Weir · Jun 5, 2006

There is a special glue we use here in Australia for holding buildings down, like the Harbor Bridge and the Opera house. It's a mixture of Kangaroo dung and Fosters beer, guaranteed to work. "BIGFATBADGER" has answered your question. You could wait until their doing the slow waltz.

Unimaxium · Jun 5, 2006

Well, if you get a good flash for your camera, and angle it so it bounces off the cieling or a wall, you can get some decent results. Other than that, though, you're pretty much at the mercy of your ISO and max. lens aperture.

usayit · Jun 6, 2006

As already said... increase your shutter by widening your aperture or increasing ISO. This is where fast lenses come into play. Last resort use a flash. If you have a film body, try experimenting with higher speed B&W negatives of different brands too... its a different grainy look but can be very pretty too..