How to Photograph Holiday Lights
Capturing pictures of holiday lights was very difficult in the past because of the limitations with film sensitivity. Since holiday lights are not very bright, they can be seen well only at night. Using a flash is not an option, because this would wash out the lights themselves, defeating the purpose. So capturing holiday lights meant having to use either a very long exposure time or very sensitive film — or both — in order to capture a quality image. Each option presented it’s own problem: A long exposure time increases the chances of a blurred shot unless extra setup time and equipment is used (e.g. a tripod and a remote shutter release to keep the camera as steady as possible), and high ISO film typically created a more grainy image.
Today’s digital cameras have solved these problems, and now allow anyone to capture beautiful shots of holiday lights.
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