Nightclub Photography Tips (Part 1)
Low ISO settings are beneficial in nightclub photography because they reduce the amount of sensor noise that will show up in the photos. But with a low ISO setting, the sensor doesn’t pick up as much light as it can with higher ISO settings. Because most nightclub photography is done in low light situations, which settings are best for nightlife photographers to use?
Nightclub Photography Tips
ISO Settings
Low ISO settings are beneficial in nightclub photography because they reduce the amount of sensor noise that will show up in the photos. But with a low ISO setting, the sensor doesn’t pick up as much light as it can with higher ISO settings. Because most nightclub photography is done in low light situations, which settings are best for nightlife photographers to use?
It depends on the light environment at the nightclub. Some nightclubs are brighter than others, and you can use a lower ISO setting without much issue. Others are very dark, and you’ll need to increase the ISO to get the light you need, while also keeping the shutter speed high to minimize motion blur.
I like to start with my ISO set at 800 in most nightclubs. I’ve found this setting gives the best bang for your buck in nightlife photography. There isn’t too much noise for most camera bodies, and it burns just the right amount of light onto the sensor. I use this setting when taking close-up portraits of party people in the club. I often use different ISO settings for performers and large crowd shots.
You can’t just “set it and forget it” in nightclub photography because the people, light, and action are constantly changing, and you need to change with them to get the best photos.
Twitter for Nightclub Photographers
Twitter can be a powerful tool for marketing yourself and your images to the masses. If you want to be a successful nightlife photographer, you have to network with as many people as possible. Word of mouth is a common way to land new jobs, and the only way word of mouth works is if everyone know’s your name. Twitter is part of achieving this goal.
Twitter can be a powerful tool for marketing yourself and your images to the masses. If you want to be a successful nightlife photographer, you have to network with as many people as possible. Word of mouth is a common way to land new jobs, and the only way word of mouth works is if everyone know’s your name. Twitter is part of achieving this goal.
But taking the time to add fans on Twitter can be very time consuming, and you should always be spending most of your time doing what you’re best at, nightclub photography. One way to quickly create a strong following of Twitter fans is to use an automated adder program. This let’s you quickly and efficiently build a following on Twitter with much less work.
I use this program specifically for the purpose of adding fans on Twitter. You can easily add 300+ followers a day, just by pressing a button.
You can even target the followers of other photographers, big nightclubs, etc. This gives you a greater percentage of success, because it isn’t just random people, but people who are already interesting in nightlife and photography.
When you use a program to automate your tedious-yet-necessary social media marketing work, you’ll have much more time to spend on making deals with new nightclubs, experimenting with photography, and finding more ways to make money.
But if you neglect to market yourself with social media like Twitter all together, other nightclub photographers who ARE taking advantage of these techniques will have a stronger following than you will, even if you’re a better photographer. That means they’ll get more jobs by way of recommendation, just because more people know who they are. It’s a numbers game!
You must not undervalue the importance of good social media marketing techniques in today’s world, or you’ll be left behind in the dust.
Twitter is different from other social media sites, you can’t make people follow you if you follow them. When you use this adder program, the trick is to follow other people in your area using the automated tools, but you also have to send everyone an automated message too. It can just be a generic friendly message like “Thx for the follow! Look forward to chatting with you on Twitter.”
Usually once you’ve started following them, and they receive a friendly message from you, they will follow you as well. But manually adding all these people and sending them individual messages would take months. That’s why using a Twitter adder program like that one will save you lots of time. And time is money!
Nightclub Photography Tips (Part 2)
To get rich, vibrant, colorful nightclub photos, nightlife photographers need to use slower shutter speeds than they might be used to. With a slower shutter speed, your camera has time to suck in more ambient light, creating a brighter, more colorful image.
Nightclub Photography Tips
Shutter Speed Settings
To get rich, vibrant, colorful nightclub photos, nightlife photographers need to use slower shutter speeds than they might be used to. With a slower shutter speed, your camera has time to suck in more ambient light, creating a brighter, more colorful image.
For this image of Busta Rhymes, I used a shutter speed of 0.3 seconds. This means the camera’s shutter stays open for 0.3 seconds, which forced the club lights in the background to really pop out in a wash of color.
But with longer shutter speeds, it is harder to keep the image crisp and sharp. Any movement from your subjects will tend to create a blur. In a rowdy nightclub environment, it’s hard to keep people still for a photo.
To learn how I keep the subject sharp, even with a long shutter speed, check out my nightlife photography guide below:
Tank Girl
I’ve been wanting to re-create one of my favorite bad movies, Tank Girl, in a series of photos. Here’s one of them. Sexy Lia Lanett was the perfect subject. Post apocalyptic badass!
Model: Lia Lanett
I’ve been wanting to re-create one of my favorite bad movies, Tank Girl, in a series of photos. Here’s one of them. Sexy Lia Lanett was the perfect subject. Post apocalyptic badass!
This image was taken out in the Florida Everglades, using just a speedlight on a stand with an umbrella.
His grip on nightlife?in Paris and now, he hopes, in New York?is sure. 
Watch March Madness with fellow fans.