Digital SLR tips for night photography
How to take photographs at night? It’s no doubt one of the most popular questions we receive from beginners to SLR photography. What at first seems like a hard technique, in practise is much simpler, as this video tutorial demonstrates.
The trick to successful night photography is all about light. No, I’m not referring to light from an onboard flash! I’m referring to finding the correct camera settings that will allow enough light into the cameras sensor to enable you to take a good night photograph. Or in other words, setting the correct exposure. In my personal experience, using Auto modes for this style of photography doesn’t achieve the best results. Therefore, this workshop will show you what you need to know to take a good night photograph using manual mode.
The next important step, is to use a tripod and a remote control. Without these, your images will look shaky. As strange as it sounds, it’s also important to temporarily switch off any anti-shake or image stabilisation systems when using a tripod. Not turning these off can in turn result in wobbly looking images, as your camera will be looking for shake that simply isn’t there while it’s sitting on a tripod.
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One of the fun ways to add excitement to your night shots is to consider the old “zooming” technique that was very popular in filming with SLRs.
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