CAMERA SETTINGS

If you are shooting with a professional camera then make sure you make proper use of that camera. How? Shoot it as perfectly as you can. Start with the perfect camera setting.

Set the camera in M (manual) - Set the camera into manual so that you can modify the settings according to your preference.

Shutter speed – Shutter speed indicates the length of time that the camera will be exposed to the lights while taking a picture. So, in nighttime photoshoots, it is better to have longer time exposure. So, every single detail will be captured.

Aperture – Keep the aperture in F8, F11 or F16. A large F stop means a smaller aperture and a smaller F stop means a larger aperture. For example, F4 is larger than F14 or F16. A smaller aperture captures every detail and blurs less. But larger apertures will blur out most of the space. It will focus on lesser things. So, it is wise to capture night pictures in smaller apertures.

ISO - Keep ISO at 100 or 200. ISO controls the image quality. It controls the amount of light required in an image. ISO depends on the sensitivity. If the sensitivity is more, the amount of light required is less.

In short, if you are shooting in bright daylight, where everything is visible then shoot it in low ISO. But if you shoot in a very dark place, go for a lighter ISO.

To make sure you have a crisp clean photo without any noise keep ISO in between 100 to 200.

Set White Balance to Auto – During night time there can be various kinds of lights with various undertones. So, if the white color balance is not proper then the picture might look very off.

These were some major settings that you should follow. There are also some points that will help you to improve your photography like manual focus and shooting in RAW.