Digital Night Photography - 3 Secrets In Taking Better Shots

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Digital Night Photography - 3 Secrets In Taking Better Shots

Written by Johnny Sinclair

Night photography requires more skills. But with some practice, you will be able to master it in no time. Below are three digital night photography "secrets" to help you take better night time photos no matter where you are and what the occasion is.

1. Use a tripod
Before shooting night photos, you need to disable your flash first. After that, secure your digital camera to your tripod. This is because, long exposures require you to hold your camera very steadily in order to prevent blurring.

A tripod will hold your camera perfectly still. If you can't get one, make use of surroundings like a wall or table to act as one. Pressing the trigger might cause slight movement to blur a photo. So, using a timer will be useful too.

2. Adjust Camera Settings
Generally, a good night photo will need wide aperture, low ISO and a slow shutter speed.

Aperture
Widen your digital camera's aperture to let in more light through the lens. Often, f2.8 is the widest opening for most lenses

ISO
This is referring to the camera's sensitivity to light. High ISO will make your camera more light sensitive but will add more noise to your photo. Set your camera to a lower ISO if possible, say between 50-100, for sharper detail. A lower ISO will increase exposure time but it will create a better photo.

Shutter Speed
Since your flash is off, the shutter speed of your camera will be lower in order to get sufficient light. The shutter speed will be of several seconds. This is kind of low for camera terms.

3. Exposure Times
Below are recommended exposure times for different kind of subjects.

Skyline: 2-25 seconds of exposure.
X'mas Lights: 0.25-3 seconds of exposure.
Portraits: 3 seconds with flash mode on.
Moving water: 2-6 seconds of exposure.

The above tips are just some guidelines for you to follow when you are first starting out in digital night photography. Once you are better with it, you can explore more low-light techniques in other ways.

Johnny Sinclair is a digital photography enthusiast with more than 10 years of experience and has taught many beginners how to shoot their perfect pictures. To find out more on how you can access professional picture-taking secrets and capture the best digital images of your life, visit: http://www.DigitalPhotographySpot.com

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