It's necessary to be patient, then we can get really great images. Your technical skills will play an important role at night.

At night you work with long exposure time, which requires the use of a tripod and a shutter-release cable. You should set the lowest ISO value, for example ISO 100 or ISO 200. Exposure time around 1-10 seconds is a good time for this kind of photography. Your camera will register movements in a very special way, differently then your eye. The effects are really fascinating: moving lights and reflections create a new reality. The spotlights in movement make interesting patterns, moving cars are not visible in the picture, only their light traces.



If you normally use any filters on your lens, better remove them at night. If it's windy it may be difficult to keep the camera steady on your tripod. Then you can hang some weight or collapse the tripod legs to their minimum height.

What else? Know in advance where you are going to do your night photo session. Prepare a little time plan. Check the weather forecast for this place. It will create the character of your photography. It's also good to know where you can see the Sunset and the Moon. They are also important.



You should know the settings of your camera. Do you work manually? It's also important to understand your camera's light metering system. It will allow you to set right exposure parameters. Try to take some pictures also just after twilight, when you can still catch some colours. You could catch interesting colours. Thankful to these photographies your photo session will give you more satisfaction. There will be a variety of effects and moods.



Good luck :)

My camera is always at my fingertips: at home, in a car, on a trip, on holiday. I take a lot of pictures, because for me it's a way to show my own view of things and sense of beauty. I am happy when I can touch the feeling of moment and show an impression of the world.


Taking photos at night is very interesting because of special unpredictable effects that you can get only at night. Night shoots are really demanding but you will enjoy the pictures. It's necessary to be patient, then we can get really great images.