Manual DSLR Settings for Darkened indoor shooting (repost from fhf)

Hi! I know there are a lot of talented photography moms on this board and I was hoping for some advice. This is my post from FHF.


Happy holidays to all! I was hoping that someone with knowledge of manual dslr settings could help me out.

I'm holding a large family party in a restaurant tonight. It will be fairly dark with holiday lighting, candles, and a fireplace.

What would you suggest the best settings are for this type of condition?

We'll probably go see the tree afterwards.

I have a Nikon d60 if that helps.

Thanks!

Re: Manual DSLR Settings for Darkened indoor shooting (repost from fhf)

M setting :

First thing is to bump up the ISO , depending on light you cold go 400-1600 (note-higher ISO will give more noise though)
Set your aperture (A) big- F/2, F/4 (depending on your lens).
Set shutter (S) speed on 1/60 (anything below 60 will be hard to shoot without a tripod/hand held and pics will come out blurry, or use a tripod, in which case you can go lower S speed)
You should def use external speed light if you have it , try bouncing the light off the ceiling so you don't get weird shadows.

Try and lower lights at home and try shooting, play with settings and see what looks better.

GL

Message edited 12/24/2010 11:46:25 AM.