Shooting outside at night is no easy task if you don’t enjoy the unprofessional and merciless glare of a built-in flash. Today we’ll shed some light on the subject and discuss how you should approach venturing into the darkness with your camera loaded and ready to take on the world. We’ll focus on four different styles that you can use as a springboard for your creativity!
Hunting Light in the Dark
In a sense, photography is the art of capturing light. Your camera is not only a digital image creation tool but more importantly an advanced light collection device. If you think of photography in this way, shooting at night sounds down right crazy.
To shoot photos at night means to wander out into the dark to capture light. Obviously, the task will not be an easy one. Human eyes are extremely advanced optical equipment that automatically adjust to different lighting conditions. A DSLR, though quite advanced, is simply no match for this natural brand of technology. What this means on a practical level is that capturing what you see can be very difficult, especially at night.
What it takes to pull off great night shoots is the right equipment, a lot of know how, some patience, a bit of trial and error and even a little luck. Below we’ll take a look at a few distinct kinds of photographs taken at night and discuss how to capture them.
