subject: Tips For Great Night Shots [print this page] If you have a penchant for photography, you will find the prospect of night shots enthralling. Although you may not have Mother Nature's very own flash glaring in the sky at night; night shots can stunningly combine the diminishing light in its rainbow coloured hues and soft casts.
However, you will need to learn to use the elements of darkness and your flash optimally to get the right results which can grace your walls with your artwork, in the form of framed photos or canvas prints.
Here are some quick tips on the equipment that you need to take night shots and the correct lighting to create a unique spectacular blend of effects.
The equipment needed to take night shots worthy of being turned into canvas prints. While you may have to spend a little on the equipment needed to accentuate your night photography skills, the tools that you buy will serve you for several years and will constantly help you to improve your skills. Add to this the fact that several establishments which offer free photo prints; this can certainly help you to recover some of the money that you spend for the equipment.
So, get ready to go out shopping and buy:
- A tripod: Any movement of the camera will result in blurry images
- A mid to high end camera: You can use a regular digital camera to take pictures of your friends in front of your favourite night spot. However, if you want high quality images that can be used as decoration, you will need good equipment that has several night setting options.
- An external flash unit: You simply cannot use the inbuilt flash to take night time images because it can lend a grossly artificial quality to your images. Besides, it proves quite futile when used to take pictures of large objects that are several meters away from you.
Tips and tricks for taking fantastic night shots.
The lighting: As a beginner if you are not comfortable taking shots when it is dark outside, you may want to start practicing at dusk when you still have enough light to bring out some of the details in the picture. As a matter of fact, often images taken at dusk and dawn are more stunning and dramatic than those clicked at night. When you do want to try your hands out at night photography, make sure that you only use the built in flash when shooting subjects that are no more than a few feet away from you. You could use an external flash unit that works better with larger objects or even devices that can make several flash units set off simultaneously.
Long Exposure: For those of who you who do not want to invest in external flash units, try long exposure which can help you to successfully capture the ambient light of your subject.
Finally, it is essential to remember that even professional take several images of the same subject at night in the hope that at least one of the pictures will turn out just right. So, there is no reason why you ought to click only a single image; after all, you can't have anything less than perfect on your walls.
