The stage shots are very well done, but are not really low-lighting, but
selective lighting. There is a reason to make the difference. Stage
spots are actually quite strong, and if you meter for the highlights and
allow the shadows to fall where they may, you will get little noise
(digital) or grain (film). The noise and grain associated with low-light
photography is really, in large part, merely due to prolonging the
exposure time long enough to allow the highlights to invade the shadows.
They do so in a defused manner that causes weak, grainy shadows.
Unless one wants grainy, defused shadows as a special effect, one ought
to meter for the high-lights and forget attempting to give the shadows
greater detail. A pop of fill-flash is the only way to get more shadow
detail without running into the problem of noise.
Here is an example of a noiseless shot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10735492@N00/240342415/
Allan
Ali Shah wrote:
> Not sure if you have seen this guys work but he seems
> to have some awesome shots in low light.
>
> http://www.zwo5.de/
>
> He is quite popular on the MY FOUR THIRDS site I
> guess.
>
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