>>6207330>Is this still too dark? Yes it is. If you can't tell whats happening in the thumbnail then its too dark.
>practical effects instead of poor photoshop fuckeryCool, just don't go down the slippery ACBA slope where you start taking mediocre to bad pictures just because they have some aversion to editing.
I promise you, NO photographer worth anything thinks this way--- post is and always has been part of the process. It's like saying "I'm going to carve something out of wood but without sanding or finishing it" They also tend to miss their white balance A LOT.
I recommend using your cell phone flashlight or a bright ass LCD flashlight a couple of feet away in a pitch black room and set the camera to a low exposure setting.
Set your camera up on a tripod or a sturdy base, manually focus it and turn off the autofocus, and set to time or use remote.
Pic related is an early experiment in the technique but you get the gist.
