Night Time Photography
August 28th 2006 17:31
This post focuses on low light, night photography.
Notice playfully my capturing another camera in action of the scene!
More than skills it’s the art that help capture subject in the darkness, under a night sky or still in a dim-lit room. I like to photograph a subject especially under the golden gloss of candlelight! The out come is fabulous! The soft amber/ orange glow that surrounds the image is definitely soothing. It looks like a piece of timeless art. I love to play around with these lights (spot lights preferably) focused on the subject in different angles… you could create an extra ordinary piece of work with ordinary objects.
For those of you who would like to create an ‘out of the world’ piece of art using photography, here are some of my golden rules that I never forget to obey:
Tip #1: Pick the spot. It is as important as the subject to be photographed. Try to figure out the end product. How you want it to be what message you want to project through the image.
Tip #2: If it’s indoor shooting, try to organise the direction and the glow of the light that you want to fall on the subject. I generally switch off all the ceiling bound lights and generate the glow on object through spotlights and candles placed around the object. Try couple of trial shots. This will give a lead towards how you want to project the shot.
Tip #3: If it’s outdoor, kindly check on the weather first! A star light night sky is absolutely divine. But a cloudy night sky is an absolute disaster. Try to avoid streetlights if you don’t want much illumination around the image. It’s good to get couple of trial shots before hand.
Tip #4: Tripods can be used. It also helps when the exposures longer than 1/30 of a second, a tripod is essential in order to ensure that camera shake doesn't affect the quality of your photographs. (please read previous post on ‘Fireworks, Photography & Tripod!’)
Tip #5: Camera settings – preset it. The more control you exercise over the camera settings, the greater your chances of taking some great night time photographs.
Tip #6: Don't use the flash. Most built-in flashes aren't effective past five or six feet in front of the camera. Generally at night, it may overexpose anything that happens to be in the foreground while underexposing the primary subject of the picture!
Tip #7:Try taking some pictures before it gets completely dark. Sometimes having a little colour left in the sky can add an extra dimension to the photo. Some of the best photography takes place just after twilight.
Those of you, who want to have a better understanding on image projection, can visit these sites. It may give you a better understanding of the night time photography
(a) Hours of darkness - A night time photo gallery
(b) Beautiful night sky photographs
Enjoy exploring night time photography. Cheese!
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