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Lesson 10 Night Photography Tutorials

Night Photography Tutorials

In these on going night photography tutorials, we will be covering the basics and advanced strategies for night photography. So what is night photography? It’s photography you shoot at night. But it’s usually outdoor night photography. However these principles can also be used in extreme low light conditions. That is the essence in these night photography tutorials.

Night Photography Tutorials Basics


The first lesson in this night photography tutorials is to use a wide lens. This is why some lens can cost thousands. You want a wide lens that has a very low aperture. Most common wide lens have an f-stop of 3.5. That is the widest the lens will open. If you have a lens with an f-stop of 1.5 that’s one of the best lens you can have. For night photography you need a wide angle lens that opens from 1.5 to 3.5. Using a wide angle lens is the most basic and must thing to do says this night photography tutorials. If you get anything from these night photography tutorials it’s use a wide angle lens.

If you can’t afford such a lens that you will need to improve with the shutter speed. These night photography tutorials are free but nice wide angle lenses can be really expensive. When the lens is small in it’s opening then you need to have the shutter speed move at a slower rate. The only issue with this is the blurring of objects. You can minimize the blur by using a tripod and making sure the objects in frame move as minimal as possible.

Ideally you want the ISO at around 400 but if you can’t get a clear image than increase the ISO to 1000. You will start to see grain or noise when you shoot at night with a high ISO. It is almost impossible to shoot with a telephoto lens at night. Unless you are at a ball park with a lot of lighting. If you are trying to shoot anything with minimal light never zoom and keep your lens as open as possible.

Night Photography Tutorials Advance

How to night photographyIn these night photography tutorials we will go over light effects via glow stick, cars, and stars.

You can make some amazing effects using night photography. By keeping the shutter open and the camera mounted on a tripod you can create light effects. Run a glow stick or flashlight with the shutter speed open. You can see trails of light. You can write your own name via glow stick.

Using this concept we can apply it to cars. Open the shutter while taking cars and you can see streaks. The longer the shutter is open the streakier your light trails will be. The same can be applied to stars. If you open your lens for hours aimed at the sky. You can see star trails.

Some of the best shots can be taken with night photography. The vivid distinctions in color can make any signal light appear amazing. Depth of field in night photography can also stand out and be unique compared to day photography. Blurred neon lights with a human subject in the foreground can like incredible and extremely professional. Keep the use of abstract color variation in mind when you shoot night photography. Stay tuned for more night photography tutorials. Leave a comment and let me know what you think about these night photography tutorials.

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