1. NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY The Basics

2. Main Options  Fast shutter speeds + flash  Long shutter speeds + tripods

3. Long Shutters….  Low ISO – less noise + longer exposure  30 second exposures  Captures movement  Moving lights create “lines”  Moving “dark” objects disappear  Stationary objects look “normal”

4. ISO  Noise at high ISO – not great at night  Use ISO 100/200  Shutter at ISO 200 is ½ that at ISO 100

5. White Balance  Street lights are “warm”  Use “Tungsten” or “Incandescent”  Makes things look “normal” and “cool”  Experiment with other settings

6. Wide Apertures  Wider apertures give shorter exposures  More chance of seeing “dark” objects  Lights appear “fatter”  Points of light are “blobs”  Possible able to “hand hold”

7. Small Apertures  Long exposures  Dark objects do not appear  Moving lights look “finer” and “thin”  Points of light turn into “Stars”  Need a tripod

8. Composition  All about lines  Use road markings and moving cars  Think in Diagonal Lines  Diagonal coming out of corners is strong

9. Technique….  Get an exposure that works – meter or trial/error  Light at night stays constant  Camera on tripod  Compose a shot  Wait for a car to come and hit the shutter  Review the shot and learn

10. Technique - Exposure  Initial setup  Select “M” manual  Set your shutter speed to 15 seconds  ISO 100  F11  Take a photo of the scene

11. Technique – Exposure 2  Is the shot too bright?  Change aperture to F16 – try again  Is it too dark?  Change aperture to F8 or shutter speed  Change shutter speed to 30 seconds  Change ISO to 200/400

12. Exposure  Try different exposure  Try different apertures, and see what happens