What lighting equipment should i use for low light interior photography?

[James Sparham]

Hi all,

When taking photographs of office interiors for my company I often have trouble in late afternoon/evening when the light is low (sometimes that's the only time we have access to the building). At the moment I rely on putting up the ISO, but it makes my photographs looks grainy.

Can anyone recommend some lighting equipment that will light up the whole room?

Many thanks

 

[sunnyside_up]

Why not use a tripod and a longer exposure? Bracket the exposures and blend them in post? You can keep your ISO right down then... or use a few strategically placed flashguns...

 

[trevorbray]

Why not use a tripod and a longer exposure? Bracket the exposures and blend them in post? You can keep your ISO right down then... or use a few strategically placed flashguns...

Good advice here.

 

[jezza8]

For more creative effects you can also try light painting techniques. Camera on tripod, take multiple photos with the flash lighting different parts of the scene in each shot, then blend them together in Photoshop. You can get very creative effects like this, see the example of 8 composited images. View attachment 116912

 

[James Sparham]

Thanks for the replies and apologies for the belated response. Sunnyside_up your advice really helped