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[David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>]

On 10/10/08 12:42 PM, "Tom Caswell" <derpimpkar AT yahoo.com> wrote:

> Anyone out there into photography and would like to volunteer to answer
> various ongoing photography questions?  I'm finding I have specific 
> questions
> building up and I don't want to frequent some store for answers.  I know 
> there
> are message boards but I'd like to build some local networks.

I guess you can ask me.
 
> The questions aren't so broad as "How do I take a good picture", I promise.
> They're more like "Is there a way to keep indoor pictures with the aperture
> wide open and incandescent lighting from turning out orange?"

This is a color balance issue. If shooting film, you need a type 80- filter.
If digital, you should be able to adjust the color balance to the right
temperature. It gets complicated if you are trying to use both flash
(daylight color temperature) and incandescent at the same time.

> and "There isn't a way to stop motion in low light without a flash, is 
> there?"

Your problem is you don't have enough light hitting the film/sensor for the
shutter speed you have selected.

If the issue is camera shake, and the subject is stationary, you can use a
tripod, or the image stabilization feature of your lens/camera (if it has
one). If it is dark, you may need to use the two suggestions below even with
image stabilization.

If the subject is not stationary, you can increase the ISO of the
film/sensor, or use a larger aperture, or both. If you have done both, you
need a faster (larger diameter) lens. If you have tried all three, it may
just be too dark.

David