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Help! Nightspot photography on a D3000...!
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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 136638" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Try using the Night Portrait Scene mode on your 3100, since you're short on time to learn technique. Look for this icon on the big Mode Dial on your camera:</p><p></p><p><strong>Night Portrait Mode</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiJ7vUqVqsvWvzsoLtst7D-NkiRcwGQ7t9AtSv5y2w2Bbjb2Vn" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>In Night Portrait mode, the D3100 adjusts the aperture and lowers the shutter speed so that the subject and background are well lit. The slower shutter speed allows more light to hit the image sensor which effectively brightens the background, getting rid of the “black background” effect when using flash in low light. You can adjust the ISO manually or set it to auto. For now I would suggest you leave the ISO setting on "Auto".</p><p></p><p>I recommend using night portrait mode indoors and outdoors during nighttime hours. In dark situations, enable Auto ISO and set the flash to auto + slow sync. This will allow you to get more natural looking exposures in low light situations. If you have access to a tripod it will greatly reduce the likelihood of camera shake, resulting in sharper photos. </p><p></p><p>The pop-up flash will get you through for small jobs but not much more. A really good flash unit I can highly recommend the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007E3PSGW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">Yongnuo YN-468 II</a>. It costs a fraction of what you'd pay for Nikon-branded flash units and performs like a champ! Get <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stofen-Omni-Bounce-SB600-OM-600-diffuser/dp/B000HDFXU2/ref=pd_sim_p_3" target="_blank">this diffuser for it</a> (trust me, you'll want this) and your strobe needs are covered. Links go to Amazon, stateside, but this strobe is available everywhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 136638, member: 13090"] Try using the Night Portrait Scene mode on your 3100, since you're short on time to learn technique. Look for this icon on the big Mode Dial on your camera: [B]Night Portrait Mode[/B] [IMG]https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiJ7vUqVqsvWvzsoLtst7D-NkiRcwGQ7t9AtSv5y2w2Bbjb2Vn[/IMG] In Night Portrait mode, the D3100 adjusts the aperture and lowers the shutter speed so that the subject and background are well lit. The slower shutter speed allows more light to hit the image sensor which effectively brightens the background, getting rid of the “black background” effect when using flash in low light. You can adjust the ISO manually or set it to auto. For now I would suggest you leave the ISO setting on "Auto". I recommend using night portrait mode indoors and outdoors during nighttime hours. In dark situations, enable Auto ISO and set the flash to auto + slow sync. This will allow you to get more natural looking exposures in low light situations. If you have access to a tripod it will greatly reduce the likelihood of camera shake, resulting in sharper photos. The pop-up flash will get you through for small jobs but not much more. A really good flash unit I can highly recommend the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007E3PSGW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]Yongnuo YN-468 II[/URL]. It costs a fraction of what you'd pay for Nikon-branded flash units and performs like a champ! Get [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Stofen-Omni-Bounce-SB600-OM-600-diffuser/dp/B000HDFXU2/ref=pd_sim_p_3"]this diffuser for it[/URL] (trust me, you'll want this) and your strobe needs are covered. Links go to Amazon, stateside, but this strobe is available everywhere. [/QUOTE]
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