problem with lighting

13 years 6 months ago #35 by karebear
I am an amateur photographer, I have some pro kits (lighting, tents etc) and a not so pro camera.
A problem that I notice to be occurring increasingly is that shooting indoors under studio lights tends to give me 'furry' images whereas shooting the same products outdoors gives me nice sharp images. I always shoot at the lowest ISO I can (80) and use auto focus. Invariably, the indoor shots always tend to turn out slightly dark but can this 'darkness' throw off the auto-focus or affect the sharpness of the shot?
I do have a light meter, but the values it tells me to dial into my camera tend to be outside of the range of the camera, so I tend to use a trial and error method by taking repeated shots and looking at the histogram and blinkies to ensure nothing's burning out.
Any suggestions?


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13 years 2 months ago #17894 by luckywish1
use a light meter they work or use that lighting tent that you have


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13 years 2 months ago #17898 by Stealthy Ninja
using a lightmeter without the lights on is going to mess things up. Also it could be your shutter speed is too low and you're getting hand shake.

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