Photos in the dark: The blue hour & the night
Starting in the late afternoon is the perfect time for your night shots. The so-called "blue hour" shortly after sunset and an ideal beginner's subject.
- From sunset, especially at the landscape and city photography , the tripod and the long exposure time of your best friends.
- Make sure that the aperture is well chosen. The higher this is, the brighter the image will be - but her image is quickly out of focus. With this Depth of field, you can play very well.
- The length of your long time frame of clearing depends on how much ambient light you have. In addition to lit buildings you can see your image with other creative ideas to spice it up.
- Tip: Use it to avoid a remote trigger to Shaking.
Bridge at night
Street photography in the dark
Particularly interesting people and movements work in the night. The street photography lives from spontaneity and speed.
- You can use the P mode on your camera. This does not choose the exposure time so that your image is too dark. If you have more time for a picture, you can also choose the manual mode.
- To shoot noise free and still bright, you should set the maximum ISO value to 800.
- Especially in the night, advertising and other sources of Light are everywhere lanterns, available. You use to shoot these creative photos.
- Choose a lens that is particularly light strong. A fixed focal length and high aperture, but makes them significantly less flexible.
- Depending on the lens, you should be able to manually capture focus situations quickly and directly to.
- Tip: the preview button allows you to regularly check how your image looks.
Street photography in Venice
Photos in the dark: Event & People photography
The Event & People photography is fast and must be sharp and safe.
- An eTTL flash is indispensable for you, because you are spontaneously to any kind of light to react to.
- Use in fixed locations, the unleashed Flashes with soft boxes.
- In order to be mobile, a strong flash on the camera with a Diffuser is advisable. Flash thus, from the front, and brightening.
- Watch that you get the right camera settings for the Flash use.
Photo tip for night owls: Even stars or the moon are great Night scenes.
