- 1). Wait until there is a night when the humidity is high. High humidity makes it much more likely that dew will form. Once the sun has gone down and the air starts to cool, go outside every so often and run your hand through the grass to check for dew. Once dew has formed on the grass, you can start taking pictures. Any object, like a car or glass, will have dew on it if the grass does, since those objects cool faster than the grass.
- 2). Set up your tripod so that it is close to the level of the object and dew that you are taking a picture of. Connect your camera to the tripod and make sure it is secure and stable.
- 3). Change the camera’s shutter speed to around two or three seconds. Different cameras will have different methods of adjusting the shutter speed, so check your manual or your manufacturer’s online instructions. If your first few pictures come out dark, adjust the shutter speed even higher, to 10 or 20 seconds.
- 4). Turn off any vibration reduction and auto-focusing features. These are normally controlled by a switch on the lens itself. Since you are on a tripod, the vibration reduction may actually make the image worse.
- 5). Twist the focusing ring on the lens until the dew is visible. If there is not enough light to see the dew at all, turn on your flashlight to focus the camera at the dew. Turn off your flashlight before continuing.
- 6). Press the button on top of the camera to take the picture. Do not touch the camera while the shutter is open. When you hear the shutter click closed, check out the picture on the LCD. Adjust the shutter speed as necessary, increase it if the picture is too dark, and decrease it if the picture is too light.
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