Comments on: Tips for Holiday Photos You’ll Cherish

By: Warren Tang

Warren Tang — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:30:24 +0000

You’re very welcome Evelyn! Don’t let anyone tell you your camera is a “toy”. It’s an artist “tool”! And although this article is titled Holiday Photo Tips, these tips are great for indoor photos all year round. Cheers!

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:00:31 +0000

Thank you so much for your tips, Warren. I’ll give it a try instead of wasting my ‘toy’ everytime when I come indoor.

By: Warren Tang

Warren Tang — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:17:14 +0000

Wow, you *accidentally* and successfully took an available light photo indoors? Well, Robert, you must have some steady hands! I really love available/ambient light photos around the holidays because of that warm lucious aura. This is one time when you don’t want to “fix” the white balance because the magic is in that golden glow. Cheers!

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:32:56 +0000

I like that sample pic. Yeah those indoor pics with ambient lights are great!! The first time I accidentally but successfully took one, I was shocked by how good it looked.

By: Warren Tang

Warren Tang — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:57:12 +0000

I’m glad you liked the article Jeannie! I hope you can use some of the tips this holiday season. Cheers!

By: Warren

Warren — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:06:27 +0000

I’m glad you enjoyed the article and found it useful! I can relate to your difficulty in trying to photography your 18 month old daughter. Children seem to be in perpetual motion, don’t they? Where do they get the energy? For sharper indoor photos of your daughter without flash, I have 2 suggestions. First, increase the ISO to 800 or even 1600. Your photos will be slightly noisier (grainy) but the higher ISO will lower your shutter speed and give you a better chance of freezing the motion of your speeding toddler. Second, use A mode (aperature priority) and choose the widest aperature (lowest number) to let in more light. You’ll limit your depth of field (blurred background) but that might be good thing. The upside is that by letting in more light you’ll also lower your shutter speed, giving you a fighting chance at freezing the little one for a sharp photo. Give these tips a try and I hope they help. Cheers!

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:59:08 +0000

Great article and tips!

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:25:00 +0000

Great article and helpful tips!

By: Gnarf

Gnarf — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:55:47 +0000

Great tips! But I do have a question. I don’t like to use the flash but when shooting indoors (or other conditions when lightning is poor), I often get blurry pictures. This is because I take pictures of people in motion (i.e. my 1,5 year old daughter) which seldom are sitting perfectly still for that 1-2 seconds which is needed. A tripod sure helps, but the people is still moving… Any advice on settings etc which could improve my blurry photos? (I’m currently using a Nikon D60.)
Cheers!