When capturing photos at night, we have to rely on artificial lights from the city or town – this could be the lights from buildings, street lamps, shops, etc., or natural light from the moon if it is more than 50 or 60% illuminated. In this article, we have put together a few resources that will give you ideas on what and how to photograph at night.
Camera Craft Articles
How to use your camera to its (and your) potential.
There are no rules in photography, only guidelines – but, there are times when we photographers may need a quick reference or a setting to capture something on the field. For example, capturing a landscape, photograph the moon, starting to photograph the night sky, especially the milky way, or setting out in street photography.
Winter is a great time to cozy up and stay warm indoors, but it is also a great time to get out and capture the magic of nature in the great outdoors. Most people think that winter photography is all about photographing in the snow or just photographing the snow, but that’s not true. There are many great elements outdoors that can be photographed in the winter season, including landscapes, architecture, wildlife and even some indoor still life photography. Do not forget to look closer for amazing and interesting macro shots.
Long exposure photography helps to create artistic images. When you increase the exposure time and capture the movements in the scene, it makes the image look otherworldly or surreal. When capturing long exposures, you cannot just lengthen the shutter speed but need to take care of the light in the frame, consider the exposure triangle and make adjustments accordingly.
Check out these articles that will provide you with a lot of tips and techniques to improve your long exposure photography.
Tripods might not be a candidate when you think of technological advancements, yet the way we stabilize our images has moved on dramatically since the days I wrote that article. Today I want to revisit the pros, cons and alternatives to tripods.
Once you step into the world of photography, you need to improve your camera craft in order to make photography an easier and more enjoyable process. Mastering camera techniques and getting creative with the techniques that you learn can help you to make creative decisions on location when you look at elements and the subjects around you, under certain light or weather conditions.
