From the course: Photography Foundations: Night and Low Light
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Talking with Steve Simon about low-light photography
From the course: Photography Foundations: Night and Low Light
Talking with Steve Simon about low-light photography
I am here with my friend and photographer, Steve Simon, veteran photojournalist and all-around great guy. Steve, I say veteran photographer; it makes it sound like you have been out there under fire, shooting. Steve Simon: Not so much, but I have been doing this a long time and I love it. There is nothing I would rather be doing. Ben: You have been doing this a long time. And one of things that's really changed over the course of your career is the ability to shoot in low light. Steve: No question! I think we've been in a golden era of photography. I mean now with digital photography and the sensors that we have now, there's really nothing that can't be recorded and photographed. So it's an amazing opportunity for us to work with the available light that's out there and really capture reality in a way that we weren't really able to do before this. Ben: So as the noise-responsive sensors have gotten better and their sensitivity has gotten better, their ability to pull more detail out…
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Introduction1m 36s
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Talking with Steve Simon about low-light photography13m 46s
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Shooting by candlelight1m 55s
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Choosing a mode4m 34s
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Exploring the role of lens stabilization3m 1s
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White balance considerations3m 27s
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Flash considerations1m 18s
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Problem solving1m 35s
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Understanding aesthetics and composition3m 27s
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