Night Photography

cazmcco

Hi everyone!

I'm new to the whole photography thing and I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on taking photos at night? Equipment needed, general settings or guidelines on settings etc

I'm living in Edinburgh at the moment, across from the castle and id love to get some quality photographs of it lit up at night.

So if anyones got advice for me id really appreciate it!!!!

Thanks a million in advance!!!

Chorcai

http://www.basic-digital-photography.com/how-to-take-night-photos.html

basic set up

Slow shutter speeds, along with a tripod or other steady surface you can leave your camera on for a while.


I quite like photographs of buildings at night, to be honest.

alexlyons

self timer should be on, or get a cable release or wireless remote

sNarah

Patience, gloves and a hot thermos of coffee (and perhaps a little nip of scotch)....

But uh, seriously now, just follow the advice above and experiment with shutter speeds, after a while you will get a feel for it and be able to find what you prefer yourself. Some images might got blown out when the shutter stays open too long so it's all about finding the correct amount of exposure and how long the shutter stays open.

Tripod is a must to avoid blurryness and like alexlyons says, a cable release is a good investment for night photography.

Best of luck anyway and feel free to show what you come up with!

Martron

what camera have you got? lens?

lots of different ways you can do it.

tripod/ steady surface and cable release or timer a must

Slidinginfinity

cazmcco wrote: »

I'm living in Edinburgh at the moment, across from the castle and id love to get some quality photographs of it lit up at night.

If you are shooting from your house turn off all the lights.:D

Merrion

Take a tripod (and very warm clothes) up Arthur's seat - you should be able to get some spectacular shots of the castle / city from there?

cazmcco

Hey everyone!

Sorry im only getting back to this now, had one of those weeks :rolleyes:!

I just wanted to say thanks a million for all your advice. Hopefully ill get a chance to get out and take some photos over the weekend, and if I get any quality ones ill post it up here!

@ Slidinginfinity: Unfortunately I dont have the pleasure of being able to take the photos from the flat, but I do only have to go to the top of the street .

@ Merrion: Ill be heading up arthurs seat very soon, so ill also get some photos from there. I haven't been up there yet, so I don't know what it would be like, particularly at night for clear photos of the castle.

@ Martron: I have an olympus E420, with two lenses: 14-45mm and 40-150mm. and a tripod!

Anyways thanks a million again guys, Really appreciate the advice!

uvox

Some excellent tips there. Must try them! Iphone useless at night I notice, so back to my trusty Minolta 9000i.