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Night photography tip: long exposure noise reduction

Night photography tip: long exposure noise reduction

| Nando Harmsen | 6,400 views | 2 comments

When it is dark, you will often need longer shutter speeds to take a good photo. Do you have noise reduction switched on in your camera, or not? High ISO noise reduction will not make much difference when taking photos. But watch out for long exposure noise reduction.

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Night photography tip: Choose the right white balance

Night photography tip: Choose the right white balance

| Nando Harmsen | 5,192 views | 0 comments

White balance is very important for a photo. Simply choosing auto white balance is no guarantee of the right colour temperature. For night photography, it can be very useful to set the white balance as accurately as possible on location, even if you can adjust it afterwards.

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Night photography tip: the eye is drawn to the brightest point

Night photography tip: the eye is drawn to the brightest point

| Nando Harmsen | 5,034 views | 4 comments

We often think that a photograph has dark areas or shadows. But it is better to look at a photograph from the other side. A photograph has bright areas, and our eye is inevitably drawn to them. Keep this in mind in your photography, especially with night photography.

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Night photography tip: using bokeh rings

Night photography tip: using bokeh rings

| Nando Harmsen | 4,901 views | 2 comments

Taking portraits in the evening can be great fun. A flash combined with a very shallow depth of field can produce something extra special: bokeh rings. They give your portrait an extra atmospheric feel.

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Night photography tip: keep bright lights bright

Night photography tip: keep bright lights bright

| Nando Harmsen | 4,865 views | 1 comment

When you take photos at night, you quickly get bright lights in the frame. Don't try to fit everything within the dynamic range. Bright lights are bright, so let them stay bright. This makes your photo look more realistic, more exciting and, above all, less flat.

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Night photography tip: try black and white too

Night photography tip: try black and white too

| Nando Harmsen | 4,705 views | 1 comment

We are quickly impressed by all the coloured lights that push back the darkness at night. We often forget that these lights create a beautiful contrast in the dark. These are the perfect conditions for black and white.

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Night photography tip: photograph the moon at twilight

Night photography tip: photograph the moon at twilight

| Nando Harmsen | 4,576 views | 2 comments

When there is a full moon, the photos appear on social media again. A disc with clear maria against a black background. You have three days every four weeks to take this photo. But try photographing the full moon at twilight. It makes the photo much more interesting.

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Night photography tip: consider a shoulder bag

Night photography tip: consider a shoulder bag

| Nando Harmsen | 4,507 views | 2 comments

Imagine you are photographing in a city in the evening. It is busy, and people are walking all around you. If you are carrying a backpack and want to change a lens, you have to put everything on the ground. Would you dare do that with all those people around you? Maybe it is time to consider a shoulder bag.

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