How can I take pictures in low-light with a Nikon D3000?

adjust the iso settings on your camera. if it is stringt black night time out, set it to around 100 iso, that will take brighter pictures, but if there is any light source near by, it will be extra bright. also the lower the iso, the less quality the picture. so try to find a good balance between brightness and quality.

If you're shooting sceneries at night, I would put the camera on tripod, and follow these steps:

1) rotate mode dial to P or A

2) make sure ISO is not over 400 (to prevent grainy pictures)

3) set aperture at around f/8 (shutter speed doesnt matter since your on a tripod)

4) focus, and shoot (if the camera cant autofocus then use manual).

You just do not have the skills yet to be successful at shooting in low light Just buying a great fully adjustable camera, will NOT provide you with excellent images, especially shooting in low light. * use the highest ISO your camera supports * shoot with the lens aperture wide open * use the light meter * set the with balance to incandescent. * practice, practice, practice. Most concert locations do NOT allow flash. The 55-200 mm will give you a little faster aperture at 55 mm than the one you have, but in the end, you really need a faster lens. That costs money. My 105 mm f/2.8 lens cost over $990, the 105 mm f/2, over $1,200. The faster the lens the more they cost. The longer the lens, the more they cost. What you really need is to take a class in photography and learn at least the fundamentals of photography before taking on such advanced projects

Up your ISO (not over 800, I'd suggest), shoot at wide open & switch your VR on. You *do* have a VR lens, right? I'm good for a full second hand-held. Not bad for an old coot.

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well you need a tripod. and probably a large f stop so like f/3.5 or so and a long shutter speed.