After we shot in low light at the first time, I always wonder know what’s the mistake is. Thus, I did a research online to figure out what’s the problem and how to solve it.
- Using a wide aperture will let in as much light as possible. The smaller the number, the brighter the image. The other one is ISO, which is like putting on the camera on steroids. ISO digitally brightens the image. However, higher the ISO is, the more grainy the image will be. Thus, it’s normally the last resort to be considered. It quite same as technical photography as I learned. I think ISO is more like the gain for a filmic camera. We did adjust the gain, maybe this is the reason all frames failed.
- Use actual light: sometimes light the characters directly may look unnatural. Lighting from the back will be more natural.
- If all these methods can not help, just change the location.