@jamesstaddon, I actually didn’t add a ton of noise reduction. Luminance is at 18 on the first photo and 23 on the second. I usually try not to go too high on it so it doesn’t look too fake.
@dfrazer
I shoot in JPEG; I haven’t tried RAW out yet.
I’ve attached one of the photos with no noise reduction added; the amount of noise is so unappealing to me though! :/
As to shooting at f/10, I almost always shoot at wider apertures, but I wanted to insure that everyone was in focus, so that’s why I went a bit more narrow. I guess I went a little too narrow? 🙂
I really haven’t looked into speedlights at all, perhaps I should. 🙂 I’m often frustrated by low-lit situations. I don’t really understand exactly how they work, so I think that’s part of what’s kept me from doing anything with them, and I haven’t taken time to research them.
