Night photography has a special charm. Even the most inconspicuous plot in the light of lanterns begins to play with colors, turns into a fabulous illustration. But in order for the photo to turn out to be of high quality, several rules must be observed when shooting.
Necessary
- - Camera with manual settings
- - Tripod
- - Cable
- - Remote control for the camera
Instructions
Step 1
Let's take a look at how to take two types of night photography, namely a night cityscape and a night portrait outdoors. For both cases, you will need a manual camera and a tripod. Ideally, you can also use a cable or camera remote control, but if you don't have one, you can use the built-in self-timer with a timer.
Step 2
For city landscape photography it is better to choose the so-called "regime time". This word means the time immediately after sunset, when twilight descends on the area, the lanterns have already been lit, but the darkness has not yet swallowed the city. Choose a scene to shoot, while being careful not to include lights that are too close to the frame. Mount the camera on a tripod, turn off the flash, select the minimum ISO value. White balance can be entrusted to the automatic machine, hold down the aperture of the camera to a minimum. It is worth noting here that the more the aperture is clamped, the larger its value will be. That is, for night shooting, you need to choose the aperture setting of 8-22 versus the usual 4-5 in the afternoon. This will maximize the sharpness of the picture.
Step 3
Your shutter speed will be quite fast under these shooting conditions, so to avoid blurring, you should try to avoid even the slightest shake of the camera. You can shake the camera just by pressing the button with your finger, this is where the remote shutter release or the self-timer comes in handy. Focus the camera and release the camera shutter. Wait until it works, due to the long exposure it may take from 10 to 15 seconds. Be sure to take a few shots, changing the exposure plus and minus. Over time, experience will come to you, and you can immediately select the desired exposure value.
Step 4
If you want to shoot a person against the background of a night city, turn on the flash, but reduce its power in the settings by half, or even three times. Move 2-3 meters away from the model, mount the camera on a tripod, select shutter priority. The shutter speed, depending on the shooting conditions, should be taken in the range of 1/30 - 1/10 sec. Take a few shots comparing the results. If the model turns out to be overexposed, the flash power should be dimmed even more and vice versa. If you did everything right, then you should get a correctly exposed portrait, and the background is beautifully drawn without black holes.
