Low Light Trail Running Photography

A Gritty, Grainy Approach Inspired by LIFE Magazine

I'm photographing a trail run deep in the woods and there is essentially no light.

Camera settings are maxed out:

• f2.0

• ISO 12800

• 125th of a second

And I'm getting motion blur.

I know I've just gotta get these photos the best I can and figure out what to do with them later.

Of course, when I imported my photos into Lightroom, I was deeply disappointed.

But let me show you what I came up with using an old technique inspired by my love of gritty, grainy photos in LIFE magazine.