Night and Low-light Photography Photo Workshop

INDEX
INDEX

W

walls, bouncing light off, 78–79

warm color temperature, 42, 269. See also white balance

water, in landscapes, 226–228

weather, protecting equipment from, 174, 219

weddings

ceremony

camera settings for, 98–101

flashes restricted for, 97, 102

guests, 102

lens for, 99–100

stages of, 101–102

fast glass for, 12

lighting for, 9, 16, 25

reception

flash bracket for, 104

flashes for, 102–105

stages of, 105–106

as subject, 96–97

subjects for, 15

weighing down tripod, 64

white balance

auto white balance, 41

cloudy setting, 42

for colorcast, 13

daylight setting, 42

described, 269

flash setting, 42

fluorescent setting, 43

incandescent/tungsten setting, 43

for indoor shots, 89–91

for indoor sporting events, 131–132

postproduction adjustments for, 4, 13, 246–252

setting, 41–43

shade setting, 42

for time-lapse photography, 153, 154

wide-angle lens, 52, 85, 87, 102, 269

windows

light from, 73–75

reflections from, 86–88

wood, for tripod legs, 62

X

XMP files, 234

Z

zoom lens

constant aperture for, 55–56

described, 52–54, 269

light trails created with, 54, 179–180

variable aperture for, 55–56, 99

exposure for, 154
focus for, 154
memory card space required for, 155
movie clip from
creating from images, 156–158
length of, calculating, 155
power required for, 155
procedure for, 155–156
resolution for, 154
time frame for, 153
white balance for, 153–154
timer
described, 66–67
interval timer, 266
for remote shutter release, 67
self-timer for camera, 12, 66–67, 268
tonal range
described, 269
HDR capturing, 39
multiple exposures capturing, 36
top lighting, 269
traffic flow, light trails from, 176–178
Triggertrap shutter triggering device, 153, 190
tripod
bubble level for, 64
center-column weight hook for, 64, 224
compared to vibration reduction, 57
described, 11, 61–64, 269
for fireworks, 163
head of, 63–64
for landscapes, 223–224
legs of, 62–63
quick release plate for, 64
sand on, cleaning off, 228
for time-lapse photography, 153
vibration reduction used with, 56
TTL (Through The Lens) system, 82
tungsten light, 269
tungsten white balance setting, 43
Tv or S (shutter speed priority mode)
bracketing used with, 37–38
described, 32, 34, 268

U
underexposure
described, 27, 269
intentional, with exposure compensation, 38
for neon signs, 182–183
for sunrises or sunsets, 144, 146
for time-lapse photography, 154
urban landscapes. See cityscapes

V
variable-aperture lens, 55–56, 269
vibration reduction, 56–57, 226