Photographing interiors: shoot handheld in low-light without any blur

jmeyer | Night | Photography Tips | 04/12/2012 11:30am

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Photographing interiors of many famous photo locations often means shooting handheld. Many such landmarks ban the use of tripods, leaving photographers to their own devices to keep their cameras stable when shooting interior photography.

Below are some of our best tips for avoiding camera shake when photographing interiors.

Follow these steps and you’ll get sharp handheld shots with impeccable colour and contrast – even in low light!

Set your White Balance
Artificial lighting often falls outside the range covered by Auto White Balance, so switch to a Tungsten (Incandescent) or Fluorescent white balance setting instead. Better still, try setting up a Custom setting.

Increase your ISO
Unless you’re using a tripod, slow shutter speeds are likely to cause camera shake and result in blurry, unusable images. Switch to a high sensitivity setting of around ISO1600 (noise is better than blur) and use Image Stabilisation (IS) if featured on your camera or lens.

Boost the shadows
Sun pouring in through windows often splits interiors into bright highlights and dark shadows. Reduce the contrast with Active D-Lighting (Nikon), Auto Lighting Optimizer (Canon) or similar dynamic range options. You can often vary the effect’s strength.

Posted on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 11:30 am under Night, Photography Tips.