Night Photography Techniques 2011 : How to Shoot the Moon?
For this night photography technique, you will need at least 300 mm zoom lens.
Secure the SLR on a tripod, on a wide base.
Never shoot without a tripod as you might end up blurring the picture.
Zoom out the lens to its full capacity.
Start shooting using auto focus initially, and later experiment with manual focusing. You can also experiment with the setting at maximum focal length.
Take some shots and check how they have turned out.
How to Shoot Fireworks?
The photography techniques for night photography of capturing fireworks is easier than you think, but it is important that you get a place from where you can frame your shot nicely. With different shutter speeds, one can always make the fireworks look sharp or achieve different blur effects.
Arrive early before the fireworks show, and select a place from where you can compose your shot properly.
Mount your camera on a tripod.
Set your camera for 4-5 seconds of exposure, and aperture at f/8.
Switch off the camera's flash, set the ISO on 50 or 100.
Zoom out and compose your frame.
Set the timer and start shooting.
Check how the shots look, and later experiment with different shutter speeds.
How to Shoot Night Landscape?
Some of the best subjects for night landscapes are city landscapes (it looks even better if the city landscape is reflected in a water body), a farmhouse, a stream or river, etc.
First thing is to compose your subject, for example try to go for a low dynamic angle of a lit up building with a road, or buildings reflected in the water.
Mount your camera on the tripod well and switch off the flash.
Use manual settings of ISO at around 100, exposure of 4 seconds and aperture at f/9 .
Set the self-timer or use the remote control.
Start shooting. One can always take multiple shots if the camera is digital.
Take a look at your cityscape pictures and experiment with different shutter speeds and composition. You can also try out the cityscapes in black and white photography setting.
For this night photography technique, you will need at least 300 mm zoom lens.
Secure the SLR on a tripod, on a wide base.
Zoom out the lens to its full capacity.
Start shooting using auto focus initially, and later experiment with manual focusing. You can also experiment with the setting at maximum focal length.
Take some shots and check how they have turned out.
How to Shoot Fireworks?
The photography techniques for night photography of capturing fireworks is easier than you think, but it is important that you get a place from where you can frame your shot nicely. With different shutter speeds, one can always make the fireworks look sharp or achieve different blur effects.
Arrive early before the fireworks show, and select a place from where you can compose your shot properly.
Mount your camera on a tripod.
Set your camera for 4-5 seconds of exposure, and aperture at f/8.
Switch off the camera's flash, set the ISO on 50 or 100.
Zoom out and compose your frame.
Set the timer and start shooting.
Check how the shots look, and later experiment with different shutter speeds.
How to Shoot Night Landscape?
Some of the best subjects for night landscapes are city landscapes (it looks even better if the city landscape is reflected in a water body), a farmhouse, a stream or river, etc.
First thing is to compose your subject, for example try to go for a low dynamic angle of a lit up building with a road, or buildings reflected in the water.
Mount your camera on the tripod well and switch off the flash.
Use manual settings of ISO at around 100, exposure of 4 seconds and aperture at f/9 .
Set the self-timer or use the remote control.
Start shooting. One can always take multiple shots if the camera is digital.
Take a look at your cityscape pictures and experiment with different shutter speeds and composition. You can also try out the cityscapes in black and white photography setting.
