These low light photography tips will help you take the best pictures. A lot of times when people think of low light photography they think of taking pictures at night. While night photography falls into this catagory, it isn't the only think in the category. Pictures taken indoors, in shadowy areas, at sunset or sunrise, and even on cloudy days, contrariwise to spring digital images, for best source go to free spring clipart download . These are all situations that can fall into that category. Light is the most important element in photography. I enjoy taking pictures in low light. It gives a good chance to play with light and shadow. Low light photography gives you a chance as a photographer to slow down and think about your camera settings. For this type of photography you need to set your camera at a higher ISO. When the ISO is set to high you get more noise to your pictures. Some digital cameras cut out noise better than others. Sometimes I like noise in my pictures. It can give a nice mood to the photograph. It also requires a slow shutter speed. When the shutter is open for a long time it allows more light to get onto the camera's sensor. When your shutter is open you a long time you need to make sure you use a tripod and a cable release so that your camera is as still as possible when you take the picture. If the camera moves around it will make your picture blurry. Many times we talk about the depth of field in a shot when we talk about aperature, but aperature settings also control the amount of light that passes through the lens. If you don't need the entire area that your photographing to be in focus, you should open your aperature wide to let the most amount of light into you lens. If your aperature is wide open you need to pay close attention to you focus. Making sure you've focused on your image as well as you can before you take the picture. A 50mm f/1.8 lens is an ideal lens to use for low light photography. It is also good to use in other situations. You can use a flash in low light situations to help you get a good shot. Using a flashgun and bouncing the flash will give you the best results.