Lightning storm, Lethbridge, nature prints, printing, Nature photography, Photography workshop, photography classes, teaching, online classes, Lethbridge Alberta, photolab, photofinishing, digital posters, prints and enlargements, order prints from home, printing, poster prints, scenic photography

Equipment for Photographing Lightning

Photographing lightning can be a fun project. Also you don’t need to stand out in the middle of the storm to get great pictures!

I often get asked how I do my lightning pictures from my vehicle. So I thought that I would take the time to show my current set-up. I have it tweaked so that it works really well for me.

My set-up allows me to chase a storm, stay dry and get great pictures as well.

I can shoot a storm and follow it across southern Alberta without a problem.

  • I run two cameras at a time usually set on different areas of the sky – sometimes even with different ISO, shutter speed and aperture to get different effects
  • Camera settings (ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture) will vary with the lightning and with the ambient light
  • I like this mobile set-up over using the tripod as it is safer and I am able to move to follow the storm easily with minimal packing
  • I also have a second vehicle for shooting from, if I am doing lightning from this unit I find a good spot and shoot the storm as it passed, it is designed to get to an area and shoot not to follow. It is a camperized van, with this I can go in the back and shoot with all the comforts of home, and more!
Photograph Lightning, photography classes, Workshops, mentoring, Photolab, photo studio, prints and enlargements, order prints online, storm chasing, remote shooting,
Canon 40D (I now use 70D’s and 5d mkIV’s) with wired remote shutter release. Works great without rain, or light rain. Lens are either a 17 – 85 or a 10 – 20 , I like a wider shot for lightning
Photograph Lightning, photography classes, Workshops, mentoring, Photolab, photo studio, prints and enlargements, order prints online
Shooting lightning directly to a laptop.
Photograph Lightning, photography classes, Workshops, mentoring, Photolab, photo studio, prints and enlargements, order prints online
Canon 40D with laptop and Canon capture software. Camera is on the dash so in heavy rains at night I can run the wipers to keep the window clear and I am inside in the dryness. Capture software can be set to timer mode to fire repeatedly.

SHUT the vehicle off when photographing lightning, pictures will be sharper!

Lightning storm, Lethbridge, nature prints, printing, Nature photography, Photography workshop, photography classes, teaching, online classes, Lethbridge Alberta, photolab, photofinishing, digital posters, prints and enlargements, order prints from home, printing, poster prints, scenic photography
Evening storm
Photography workshops, online learning, Photo courses
Lethbridge photo printing, Same day photo prints, one hour lab, digital prints

Why Paterson Photography Ltd. / First Choice Photo for all your photo printing?

Paterson Photography Ltd. / First Choice Photo in Lethbridge Alberta is designed to be exactly the opposite of all the other photo labs that you will come across. We are not a large discount store that sells diapers, toilet paper and medication. We don’t sell clothes nor do we sell cell phones. Our job is to do one thing and one thing only. Make you the best photo print that’s possible. Whether that be from printing digital files from your camera or cell phone. Printing your old negatives and slides or restoring your old photos.

Our job is simple

To give you the best possible image that you can get no matter the source.

Additionally we believe in something else that the other places don’t believe

We believe you deserve to be treated with respect and to have your questions answered by a master photographer. NOT a part time person from stock that wanted more hours. We also do not push you off to a self serve machine to fend for yourself. We help you every step of the way.

When you want quality printing along with quality service WE ARE YOUR ONLY CHOICE!!! Always ready to help to give you the best!