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The following will highlight a couple of techniques for SLR photography (film or digital) that you can try for low light situations. The key to getting good results is to practise and experiment.

So you have probably been in a situation where you are in low lighting conditions and there is no tripod to be found. Perhaps your camera is not equipped with a flash, or if you are like me, you just dislike the look that a flash gives to the photograph. There are a few options here.

1) Use a stable surface. Trees, tables, and railings all work as stabilising surfaces. Lean your entire body on the surface if it is vertical, or triangulate your arms on a horizontal surface. At all times, keep your left hand firmly on the underside of the lens.

2) Practice holding the camera steady. When I learned photography, I was told that one should not shoot handheld if the shutter speed is less than 1/30s. Since then, I have proven that tip false by taking clear pictures at speeds as low as 1/4s. All it takes is a bit of concentration and proper breathing, even if you do not have a steady surface to lean against. Keep your left hand under the lens and concentrate on keeping it as steady as possible. Before you click the shutter, take a breath and hold it as you depress the button. If you are not used to this technique, it will take a few times to get it right. If you have a digital SLR, use it as a teacher. Take a photo and review, and keep trying until you improve.

3) Use a fast film or high ISO. One of the great things about digital SLRs is the ability to switch "film" speeds between photos. Whenever I am indoors I will use an 800 or 1600 ISO. The image will be grainier, but at 8 megapixels, the photo will still be quite clear. If you are shooting an indoor event with a film camera, try using 800 or 1600 film. You will notice right away that your light meter responds very differently to low light. Do not be afraid to underexpose. If you truly want to capture the light as it really appears, you may want the needle to be as low as halfway between 0 and the centre of the light meter.

4) Use the continuous mode. This is something I have recently discovered. If you want to get a good shot, but you just cannot get that light meter to where you want it, put your camera on continuous shot. This is the mode where you can hold down the shutter button and the shutter will open and close until you take your finger off, or you hit the maximum continuous shot limit. The logic behind this is that if you shoot multiple shots within a second or two, there are bound to be one or two photos in the set that are clear and steady. One should still attempt to hold the camera as steady as possible during this process for best results.

Try these techniques out and keep practising. Look closely at your photographs and note what works and what doesn't. Let the camera be your teacher.

Why is Iso 14001 Relevant to a Sustainable Initiative?

No one can be quite certain about the date of the “sustainable” revolution but it can be argued that the turning point came after Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 for his work on Climate Change. Of course I am referring to the documentary film (docufilm): “An Inconvenient Truth”.

These days it is almost uncharacteristic of any company – big or small – not to have a program that addresses (or claims to) the issue of sustainable best practices or environmental friendly processes.

Within the IT community, I’ve seen my fair share of announcements among IT vendors of their “green” plans. I’ve spoken to a few senior executives who are more than happy to share their view as to what their companies are doing in terms of green. And you know what? I am still a skeptic because I’ve seen enough vaporware-type initiatives that get announced with a lot of publicity but no substance to back it up.

So it’s refreshing to know that there are a few companies that have embodied a green initiative quietly, internally, long before the Al Gore docufilm.

The Fujitsu-Way

Take the case of Fujitsu, a Japanese company specializing in semiconductors, computers, telecommunications and services. Historians claim that the company started its road to green in 1935 at the behest of its founder, Manjiro Yoshimura.

Although its green initiative wasn’t formalized until 1992, the company started deploying environmental control systems across its factories as early as 1972. (click here for a list of environmental activities) The company’s “Green Policy 21” provided the basis for the creation of environmental management system (EMS) framework which today offers a common management structure to deal with environmental regulations.

However, “Green Policy 21” is not restricted to Fujitsu’s internal operations. It has been extended to include business partners and suppliers that form part of the company’s supply chain.

Fujitsu joins the ranks of over 130,000 companies worldwide that have achieved ISO 14001:2004 certification since the standard was first published in 1996. Fujitsu achieved worldwide ISO 14001 certification in March 2006 with an EMS framework encompassing over 126,000 employees.

ISO 14001 – the guidepost of all things green

ISO 14001 is concerned with environmental management. “This refers to what an organization does to minimize harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities, and to achieve continual improvement of its environmental performance,” said Alan Bryden, ISO** Secretary General.

Why ISO 14001? Apart from recognition that the company has a “green” policy, what does a company gain from being certified?

Bryden notes that there is mounting pressure worldwide from both private and public sector to show responsibility towards the environment. “An environmental system based on ISO 14001 provides a structured, systematic approach which is internationally recognized,” adds Bryden. 

ISO 14001 is a process-based, not a performance-based, standard. The focus is on establishing internal policies, procedures, objectives and targets. It is not a one-off project but one that calls for continual improvement.

According to Russell V. Thornton, manager of environmental certification for Det Norske Veritas (DNV*), ISO 14001 does not explain how to achieve goals, nor does it quantify a necessary level or type of performance improvement. Compliance with applicable laws is mandatory, but the use of the standard is voluntary. Self-declaration is an option.

Thornton says “certified companies report increased operational efficiency, marketing advantages, more organized or systematic regulatory compliance, greater regulatory flexibility, and community recognition. Certified companies have identified financial benefits, such as improved stock value, and have experienced some reduction of trade barriers”

The pressure to pursue a green initiative is not always voluntary. IT vendors are increasingly under pressure by their enterprise customers to be seen as green or faced being left out of the list of accredited suppliers.

“Within the next few years it may not be possible to conduct business in most of the world unless you can prove your ‘green’ credentials,” says Bob Hayward, Director of IT Advisory at KPMG.

Hayward notes that being green is seen as a competitive differentiator. “Many organizations are prepared to pay more for green products and services, since in the long run this will save them money,” he adds.

As an industry that has long been accustomed to hyping new capabilities, one would wonder if this ‘green’ initiative among IT vendors is nothing more than a fad.

Hayward believes that vendors like Google, HP, Dell, Microsoft and Fujitsu have embarked on major programs and investment to design, build and deliver more environmentally-friendly products. Pursuing a green initiative is neither trivial nor cheap. It’s a commitment with serious investments involved.

For example, Fujitsu invested 19.43 billion yen in FY2007 on a range of green initiatives including pollution prevention, global environmental conservation, R&D and environmental remediation.

Can you sell green without being one yourself?

Phillip Sargeant, Managing Vice President for Gartner reckons it is possible but IT vendors that have themselves deployed a green initiative have a stronger story to tell to enterprise customers looking to understand how to design, build and deploy a sustainable or green initiative.

The right approach to green

You can’t be green unless you are willing to spend some “green” (bucks). Like all other certification exercises ISO 14001 doesn’t come cheap. “If the sole objective is to obtain a certificate to hang on the wall, then the cost may indeed be high and the organization may well find that the certificate is not the passport to business which it imagined,” said Bryden.

Sargeant worries that green equating green solely on energy savings – in other words, saving money. It is much more than that. “Green can be associated with recycling, better supply chain management, better use of technology to reduce overall operating costs – such as using telepresence technology in favor of physically travel to conduct business meetings,” says Sargeant.

Cost savings should not be the be-all and end-all of a green initiative. “Going forward, they need to give thought to sustainability. Organizations need to change their mindset from simply saving dollars to being able to do something for the rest of society – social responsibility. A lot of organizations are not yet there,” adds Sargeant.

Bryden concurs and offers his thoughts.

“If implementation, with or without certification, is seen as an investment on which there should be a return, then the cost can be balanced against savings made in the use of materials, energy and transport, reduced waste. Whether or not an organization implements ISO 14001, it will become more and more difficult for the management of organizations to ignore environmental issues – and such ignorance has a high potential cost,” concludes Bryden.

 

* DNV is a supplier of accredited management systems certification services worldwide.

** ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards with a network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. 

About the Author

Current I am the content director and web strategist for Questex Asia Ltd. I also have 6 years of Marketing and Communications experience with Hitachi Data Systems in Asia. Other prior stints include senior industry analyst for Dataquest (a Gartner Group brand) and account director at Euan Barty Associates - a PR firm in Hong Kong.

Can you set your iso on your camera higher than the iso of the film your using?

What would that do to your pictures?
Would they make them grainy?

and If you want to make your pictures have a warm grainy tone what do you use?
Do you get film with already a high iso
or can you just set the iso on your camera high even with low iso film.

Wrong section to ask in but the answer is yes. You can usually get away with abut two full stops in either direction, it's called pushing or pulling. Using a higher ISO setting than the film speed will sometimes increase the color density but also cause some graininess.

You'll have to experiment a bit as different film / ISO ratings give different results.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_speed
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Photography-694/ISO-settings.htm

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