Originally Posted by
12smile
Is there a standard for manual settings on a camera for beam shot comparison???
somewhere I heard
6 seconds F/4 Iso 200
I guess whatever you do just keep in on manual and the same settings for each shot.
MTBR has a standard they use. Since they have a lots of beamshot photo, I think it would be benefial to use their settings.
F 4.0
Shutter 4 seconds
ISO 100
White balance daylight
Manual focus
Shots should include a control shot as reference to the existing ambient surrounding lights. What I notice is that many sample of beamshot (here and elsewhere, except at MTBR) are over exposed making their lights appear much brighter than what it should be. Evident of over expose shot will hint surrounding building being lit up and cloud also being brighter in appearance. The control shot helps in reavealing how much light were readily there and if exposure were set to high.