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Digital Night Photography

Shoot Many Photos to Help Compensate for Camera Shake

SUMMARY: If you cannot stabilize your camera, compensate for 'camera shake' by taking many photos at nighttime.

There may be times where you want to take photos in difficult lighting situations and you don't have a tripod or other stabilizing device handy.

If so, don't give up! Remember, you have a digital camera, so bad photos can be erased. Once you have followed the other tips on MalekTips and set your ISO, shutter speed, etc., start taking photos! Take plenty of photographs of each subject in the hope that one or two photos may be usable.

Due partly to luck, I have taken incredible photos in the dark of night just by being extremely still and shooting multiple photos of a subject. I've taken 15 photos of a city skyline at one time and only had one turn out, but the one photo turned out really well. Practice!

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