Articles Table of Contents   Page 1: Keep and Use Classic Lenses For an Unusual Look Page 2: Shoot One and Only One Subject Page 3: Shoot One Lens, and Not a Zoom Page 4: Choosing a Lens by Focal Length Page 5: Fast Lenses—Shutter Speeds / Background Blur (Bokeh) Page 6: Shoot a Fast Lens at Dusk or Dawn Page 7: Blur Can Be Beautiful Page 8: Making Sharp Photos Handheld Page 9: Shoot Another Format (Size or Aspect Ratio) Page 10: Use Manual Exposure for Perfect Results Page 11: White Balance Tools Page 12: Understand Perspective and Size Variance Page 13: Look For Natural Patterns Page 14: Depth of Field Is Oh-So-Shallow Page 15: Depth of Field—How Far To Stop Down Page 16: Depth of Field and Megapixels Page 17: Never Go Traveling Without a Backup Camera Page 18: Don’t Assume a New Lens is Good! Page 19: Infinity Focus Requires Care! Page 20: How to Carry Large and Heavy Lenses Page 21: Shooting Tip: Use Mirror Lockup Page 22: Shooting Tip: Aurora Borealis Page 23: Shooting Tip: Grizzly Bear vs Black Bear Scat Page 24: A brief glossary of photographic terms

Shooting tip: Shoot a Fast Lens at Dusk or Dawn

Take an f/1.2, f/1.4 or f/2 lens, and go out at dusk or just before dawn.

Shooting without a tripod, make as many creative images as you can.

If you’re lucky enough to own the stellar Nikon D3 or Nikon D700, or similar camera, shoot at ISO 3200 on up and have some serious fun being creative with lights and shadows, lines and sky. City shooting can be very enjoyable this way. Other DSLRs should perform fine up to ISO 1600 or 3200; the D3/D700 are especially well suited to low light.

Use good technique for low shutter speed shooting: pin the camera against your shoulder and forehead, while supporting it with your left hand and gripping it with your right. More.