Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this live session, I'll be taking a comprehensive look at low light photography. What are the factors and skills that go into it, etc. Please ask questions! I plan on making a filmed version of this information based off of them. Here's a general outline of the discussion:
Low light photography 101
INTRO
A comprehensive look at low lighting
The perspective of an event photographer - in other words, this won’t be specific to something like night photography on a tripod
Discussion on hard factors vs soft (skills etc)
Camera limitations
ISO performance
Ability to focus
Focus point considerations
Maximum aperture of the lens impacts this
IBIS
Lens limitations
(mostly) Maximum aperture
IS
Longer focal lengths = more camera shake = you cant shoot with as slow shutter speeds
Variable apertures
I want to make this clear: you DO NOT NEED a 1.2 lens. For most, they’re prohibitively expensive. Yes I went well over a decade of doing this successfully and producing excellent work in low light without one.
Personal skills / limitations
How to hold your camera
RAW VS JPEG
Shoot in raw to allow for the most adjjustments (data)
NOISE reduction
Jpegs apply it already - sometimes a bit heavy handed
Lightroom options
When and why to use flash
Protocols
Pushing limits and the order in which I'd do so
When to use flash and why
Need
Choice
Quality (of light)
Miscellaneous Questions I can answer
Can you use a continuous light?
Philosophical etc.
Lighting for correct vs lighting for what it was like to be there.
What is technical perfection, really.
mikmilman.com
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#bushmills #eventphotography #bushmillsirishwhiskey #flashphotography #lowlight #lowlighting #filmphotography #live #peakyblinders
In this live session, I'll be taking a comprehensive look at low light photography. What are the factors and skills that go into it, etc. Please ask questions! I plan on making a filmed version of this information based off of them. Here's a general outline of the discussion:
Low light photography 101
INTRO
A comprehensive look at low lighting
The perspective of an event photographer - in other words, this won’t be specific to something like night photography on a tripod
Discussion on hard factors vs soft (skills etc)
Camera limitations
ISO performance
Ability to focus
Focus point considerations
Maximum aperture of the lens impacts this
IBIS
Lens limitations
(mostly) Maximum aperture
IS
Longer focal lengths = more camera shake = you cant shoot with as slow shutter speeds
Variable apertures
I want to make this clear: you DO NOT NEED a 1.2 lens. For most, they’re prohibitively expensive. Yes I went well over a decade of doing this successfully and producing excellent work in low light without one.
Personal skills / limitations
How to hold your camera
RAW VS JPEG
Shoot in raw to allow for the most adjjustments (data)
NOISE reduction
Jpegs apply it already - sometimes a bit heavy handed
Lightroom options
When and why to use flash
Protocols
Pushing limits and the order in which I'd do so
When to use flash and why
Need
Choice
Quality (of light)
Miscellaneous Questions I can answer
Can you use a continuous light?
Philosophical etc.
Lighting for correct vs lighting for what it was like to be there.
What is technical perfection, really.
mikmilman.com
Patreon | patreon.com/mikmilman
Instagram | @retrograding instagram.com/retrograding
Facebook | facebook.com/mikmilman
#bushmills #eventphotography #bushmillsirishwhiskey #flashphotography #lowlight #lowlighting #filmphotography #live #peakyblinders
