night and twilight photography
It's necessary
to be patient, then we can get really great images. Your technical skills will
play an important role at night.
At night you
work with long exposure time, which requires the use of a tripod and a
shutter-release cable.
You should set the lowest ISO value, for example ISO 100
or ISO 200. Exposure time around 1-10 seconds is a good time for this kind of
photography. Your camera will register movements in a very special way,
differently then your eye. The effects are really fascinating: moving lights
and reflections create a new reality. The spotlights in movement make
interesting patterns, moving cars are not visible in the picture, only their
light traces.
If you
normally use any filters on your lens, better remove them at night. If it's
windy it may be difficult to keep the camera steady on your tripod. Then you
can hang some weight or collapse the tripod legs to their minimum height.
What else?
Know in advance where you are going to do your night photo session. Prepare a
little time plan. Check the weather forecast for this place. It will create the
character of your photography. It's also good to know where you can see the
Sunset and the Moon. They are also important.
You should
know the settings of your camera. Do you work manually? It's also important to
understand your camera's light metering system. It will allow you to set right
exposure parameters. Try to take some pictures also just after twilight, when
you can still catch some colours. You could catch interesting colours. Thankful
to these photographies your photo session will give you more satisfaction.
There will be a variety of effects and moods.
Taking photos
at night is very interesting because of special unpredictable effects that you
can get only at night. Night shoots are really demanding but you will enjoy the
pictures. It's necessary to be patient, then we can get really great images.
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