Dusk Photo settings ??

[Originaldoc]

Ok so I'm crap at photography i admit that much , so i wondered what the best settings were for a dusk photo shoot, Like ISO how long to leave the shutter closed etc.

What settings do some of the other members use?

I have a Panasonic dmc-fz5 camera if that helps

Thanks.

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[R3N]

How long is a piece of string? It all depends really, no such thing as one setting for every dusk shot. Do you have a tripod? If you do, you can leave the ISO low, in terms of shutter speed, there should be a meter you can see what shutter speed to adjust to if you want over/under/proper exposure, also depending on the aperature. Best advice is to play around with the camera. If you don't have a tripod and want to do low-light photography, go invest in one.

[Originaldoc]

yeah we have a tripod so i might just try a bit of what you said and see how it comes out

[Originaldoc]

iso around 400
shutter speed 2-5
depending on lighting

Cheers Nicole

[R3N]

reeally depends on the subject as well, i wouldn't crank up the ISO unnecessarily. if its a moving object then yea put up the ISO, if its still, don't really need to

[ASTRAY]

reeally depends on the subject as well, i wouldn't crank up the ISO unnecessarily. if its a moving object then yea put up the ISO, if its still, don't really need to

in bright daylight too?
i can only adjust iso on certain settings on my cam.

[R3N]

ISO, Aperature, Shutter speed are all interrelated...

If you're shooting in bright daylight, a moving object will require a fast shutter speed, usually in bright daylight you can do so whilst still having a low ISO (200-250) and a smaller aperature (higher f/stop number). When there is less light and you still need the fast shutter speed, either increase the ISO (more noise) or use a larger aperature (area of focus becomes smaller)

[PaulyJ]

Bright daylight and dusk are completely different
Every photo will need different settings. As Ren mentioned, there is no such thing as a set setting to use.
What camera are you using? We can tell you do this/do that, but your camera may not be able to do what we tell you to do.

[ASTRAY]

Bright daylight and dusk are completely different
Every photo will need different settings. As Ren mentioned, there is no such thing as a set setting to use.
What camera are you using? We can tell you do this/do that, but your camera may not be able to do what we tell you to do.

sony dsc-w80 7.2mp

[immenotu]

just so you know, you cannot take the same quality pics on a normal point to shoot dig cams like you can with a dslr....

I have to disagree with that a bit. Some point and shoot cameras can get very close to D-SLR quality if you know how to use them

This is a dusk shot i took with my Canon IXUS-75 point and shoot...