Thursday, December 6, 2012

Night photoshoot help?

I am wanting to do a photoshoot in the dark of a dancer in her tutu next to a lampost wrapped somehow in Christmas lights- maybe incorporate them into the tutu.My shoot is inspired by balletzaida and if you go to
Ballet Zaida: Asteria - ZaidaPhotography's Photos you can see my vision. I don't necessarily want the surroundings exposed, mainly the dancer and the lights. How would I expose for that, and get the lights and the dancer to turn out sharp? I'm assuming I would use a tripod. I'm 16, an amateur photographer and I own a Nikon d3100 with the kit lens as well as a 50-200 mm zoom lens. Any help would be appreciated.
>>> Night photoshoot help?