OK looking for some tips/advice more so than an actual critique of my story from last night. Here’s my issue, I’ve been shooting nightside for years so I’m used to lowlight outdoor situations but this one was new to me. I had to shoot a dog playing in the backyard with the owner in the dark, my hold up being every time I turned on my camera light the dog stopped whatever she was doing and just barked at me….it when on and on, So I decided to bite the bullet push the gain to 18db and go without the light…the dog was fine with that. The backyard had enough light to see fine with the naked eye but through the lens it was dark.
I was able to sneak off a couple wide shots with the light and not have the dog notice but that was about it. You’ll see what I mean. Like I said looking for some lowlight shooting tips when conventional lighting methods can’t be used. Thanks guys!