Shooting Night Portraits (With A Tripod) - Canon EOS 6D Basic Manual

6 Shooting Night Portraits (With a Tripod)

To shoot people at night and obtain a natural-looking night scene in the
background, use the <6> (Night Portrait) mode. Flash is required.
Using a tripod is also recommended.
Shooting Tips
Use a wide-angle lens, Speedlite, and a tripod.
When using a zoom lens, use the wide-angle end to obtain a wide
night view. Also, use a tripod to prevent camera shake.
Also shoot in another shooting modes.
Since camera shake is prone to occur with night shots, shooting also
with <A> and <F> is recommended.
Tell the subject to keep still even after the flash fires.
If you use the self-timer together with flash, the self-timer lamp will light
up briefly after the picture is taken.
During Live View shooting, it may be difficult to focus dots of light such as
in a night scene. In such a case, you should set the AF method to [Quick
mode] and shoot. If it is still difficult to focus, set the lens' focus mode
switch to [MF] and focus manually.
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