fire: I'm going camping this weekend and was curious if anyone had any tips for shooting around the campfire? I'll be using my D300s w/the Nikon DX 35mm F1.8 I know I'll probably have...

TwinFin16 Loc: San Diego, CA

I'm going camping this weekend and was curious if anyone had any tips for shooting around the campfire? I'll be using my D300s w/the Nikon DX 35mm F1.8

I know I'll probably have to shoot around 1 second at F1.8-2.8 but What should I set my ISO at and should i rely on white balance (auto)?

Thanks UH.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

There are some good tutorials at http://goo.gl/IKtj3

CSI Dave Loc: Arizona

TwinFin16 wrote:

I'm going camping this weekend and was curious if anyone had any tips for shooting around the campfire? I'll be using my D300s w/the Nikon DX 35mm F1.8

I know I'll probably have to shoot around 1 second at F1.8-2.8 but What should I set my ISO at and should i rely on white balance (auto)?

Thanks UH.

Do you have a flash with wireless mode? I previously discussed a technique to use off-camera flash to enhance the glow of the fire so you can light the faces of the campers better:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-36319-2.html

TwinFin16 Loc: San Diego, CA

No I don't. Was planning on relying on a tri-pod and my fast lens to get the shot.

CSI Dave wrote:

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Stargazer Loc: South of Watkins Glen, NY

I went to my granddaughters graduation party. After dark, around the campfire; the only light; I used a 50mm f1.8 and used Ap. Pro. and a -2EV. The shots came out very well, a little red from the fire, but very acceptable. Granddaughter loved them. All hand held.

allen finley photography Loc: Sunshine State.

TwinFin16 wrote:

I'm going camping this weekend and was curious if anyone had any tips for shooting around the campfire? I'll be using my D300s w/the Nikon DX 35mm F1.8

I know I'll probably have to shoot around 1 second at F1.8-2.8 but What should I set my ISO at and should i rely on white balance (auto)?

Thanks UH.

This is a great tutorial on shooting around fire...
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/pbb-playing-with-fire/?source=phototips

AKeane

Remember one thing, if you set your light meter for the fire, you will not see the people in the photo, the camera will expose for the fire. When in Colonial Williamsburg during the winter I often photograph their braziers of fire that they set up on cold nights. There will often be people all around. Since I was trying to photograph the fire this was a desired effect. Good luck.