How do you take pictures with the (only) available light?
Practically speaking, there are basically two approaches to available light situations: the photographers either deliberately use the lighting mood that is there, adapting or potentiating it by means of photographic parameters such as exposure time, light sensitivity and colour temperature, and actively designing the picture with impressive colours and strong contrasts, or they decide out of necessity to only work with the available light, and to try and draw the best out of the camera with the appropriate settings. In both cases, the use of a flash is totally taboo.

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Who makes the best out of
available light situations?
Get plenty of inspiration from pictures you can find at the LFI.Gallery; and capture your own special moment. We also invite you to take part in our challenge! Please submit your best pictures with the theme ‘Live on Stage’. You can find further information at
You can learn more about the subject of motion blur
at our photo workshops
With a broad selection of photo workshops, the Leica Academy offers you practical and intensive experience in every area of photographic creativity.
How to produce imaginative pictures using motion blur is just one of the aspects covered by the Leica Academy. Enrich your creative photography and let yourself be guided towards the best possible image results.

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Leica products
for the best available light photography:
Cameras with high ISO performance, high-speed lenses and image stabilisers – these are the right kind of tools for original and shake-free images.
With its high-speed lens and the image stabiliser, the Leica Q is excellent for spontaneous, available light pictures.
More DetailsThe perfect tool for taking authentic available light pictures: the Leica M10 with its impressive high ISO performance and high-speed Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4 ASPH.