How to take night photos

Usually flash light covers up to 5 steps of the object to be photographed, but some techniques can leverage the capabilities of the camera and take good pictures at night. We explain all the details in this paper.

Tips for taking photos at night

Generally, when night falls and we take a picture, simply activate the flash and take, but the results we have rarely leaves us conform. With a little practice we can take pictures using the very night light , such as light traffic lights, the cars, and street signs, making them the main characters of the image. This paper will teach you to improve your night photographs.

First of all we must make clear that most of the digital cameras on the market that take very good pictures at night.  most important thing is that our digital camera has the function to take photos with long exposure, usually in manual mode. If your camera has a manual mode, surely has a night mode exposure. not achieve the same result, but learn the basics.

The second necessary element is a tripod. As the exhibition will take a few seconds, we must prevent camera shake.

How to take good pictures

• Now it is night and our camera is mounted on the tripod it , pointing to a specific scenario. What we must do now, if we have a manual mode, set the aperture diaphragm in the middle, it would be about f8. The exhibition will be 4 seconds. After taking the photo, we will review the results in our LCD .
• To take these pictures going to play with the shutter speed or aperture diaphragm , we can modify one or both options, all depend on the result we want to obtain. If we want the lights look brighter, we will open the diaphragm down the number of f, also if you want to lighten the background, add exposure time. It should be noted that with practice good results are obtained.
• Such photos often cause noise in the image due to the low light , so it will be convenient to work with low ISO value. Keep in mind that best results are always obtained with professional cameras, the SLR type.
• With these tips and will be able to initiate us into night photography , and we remember that the best way to harness all the tools and resources of your digital camera is reading the product manual. So you know all its functions to know how to use them according to each situation.