Learn Photography the City at Night with Canon EOS 600D

The idea of shooting at night can be a little tricky for a beginner photographer, but in any case, the world of photography is art, work and a technology that is entirely related to light. Whatever the form of photography, whether its film or digital is not a problem, what is certain is that we need light to make a photo. The night is a time condition where there is no sunshine, and for most people, it is an inappropriate time to do photography activities. In a broader sense, intuitive understanding and the level of importance of absolute light must be in photography. For photographers, the night can be a challenge for them, because at that time it was a photographer who did not find beautiful light files descending from the sky reflected all over the subject's details and all could make a photo look very interesting. Challenging does not mean it is not possible, night photography is not only impossible but will be a forum for creativity and can help you style the results of your photography work.

Learn Photography the City at Night

At Night Day

Spend a little of your time when the night comes, go out and enjoy the dim after the sun sets. Train your eyes by observing the surrounding environment, find all the differences between day and night, all the things that are truly unique you meet at night. Notice how shadows are created in the ponds of city parks, how colors are mutated and mixed with garden lights and street lights. Feel the nuances of the night, how much nighttime light can change the appearance of a large tree or a car that is parked at the end of the road, which usually looks so boring and when night will appear glittering under the moonlight.

City of Night

The urban scenery at night can be a place to explore creativity for a photographer. There is no sunlight at all, but there are so many light source points with unique light tone quality from various directions.  will try to share experiences when doing photography at night into a number of recommendations below, by reading this article in full, we hope you can dig into your ability to take your best photos.

The right photography device

You will not be able to photograph the beauty of the night with just a pocket camera, where the camera system does not have complete control over the features of photography. You will have difficulty getting a picture of your dreams if you only rely on the shooting can (aim and snap). To take pictures at night at least take the devices below with you :

• Camera Canon EOS 600D
• Tripod
• Wide lens(optional)
• Lens hood serves to reduce lens flares.

Maybe a question arises to you, why aren't their recommendations about using flash? This article assumes you are in the middle of the city and the possibility of a power outage is very small, and you can still see the atmosphere of the city with sufficient light intensity. The conditions and conditions of a city may vary, so if you feel the need to carry a flash, then there is no harm in carrying it after all the photography device is light enough to carry it right?

Get to know and understand the photography device that you carry

Most likely you will encounter darkness, of course, because at that time it was the night. Make sure you know and understand how to operate DSLRs in the dark. It would be nice if you make arrangements before leaving and everything is ready at the time of the shooting. You also need to be familiar with how to install a remote shutter release and a tripod. Indeed, this is trivial and easy, but if done in the dark, it will certainly be a little inconvenient. Try to recognize the character of the lens and your camera, how when the camera interacts with minimal lighting conditions. Some cameras may be better at auto-focusing when in a dim light. You will most likely have to use manual focus to get the best results, if AF continues to search for focal points, you can do an alternative way of pointing the camera at the moon or a light source in the distance, let AF focus on the farthest point, reposition and shoot. DSLR shooting results also vary at high ISO settings and long-exposure (noise level). If you are aiming to record the movement and want to capture it in freeze-frame, of course, you will use a high ISO, and maybe also a very wide lens opening. The thing to remember is that a tripod can be a DSLR support in one place, but it is not effective to record the movement of a subject.

What Do You Want?

Are you looking for freeze frames in the dark? this can be said to be very difficult when talking about the camera technology you use. You will need a fairly high ISO setting and use a lens that is fast enough (wide openings such as f / 2.8 or f / 1.7). The results will certainly have a narrow focus depth and potentially have a lot of noise. You will also need a high ISO and a fast aperture if you try to shoot without a tripod, maybe you can do with the technology on a new camera, but be prepared to do noise reduction when processing the photos.

It will be the opposite if you want to make a photo or picture of a beam of light from a car that crosses the highway or uses long-exposures to pick up the phenomenon of light at night. You can use a low ISO (example: 100) to reduce noise and a small aperture of small f / 8 which can widen the depth-of-field. This means that the shutter will open longer, allowing the lights of the car to enter and fill the frame in more detail into the camera sensor. All you have to pay attention to is that most DSLRs have automatic shutter settings up to 30 seconds, so if you need a longer shutter to get the right exposure then you have to know how to use Bulb mode on your camera. The bulb is a camera mode where the shutter speed is determined by how long you press the shutter-release button, and it will be very helpful if you use a tripod. One thing to keep in mind that so far the digital sensor has a longer character, the shutter is open, so the noise created will also be more and more, this is apart from the ISO settings in the camera. To overcome this condition, you can use the Noise-Reduction feature that is in your camera. Most DSLRs automatically do this when shooting long-exposures, and usually, the time taken is the same as the open shutter time range. 

Weather Analysis

Another important consideration in nightscape photography is the weather. Believe it or not, the night view of the city will feel amazing after heavy rain and cause glittering wet roads to reflect the city lights, but the heavy rain when you shoot will be an annoying event. You also need to pay attention to how the sky changes, and prepare yourself to face bad weather if you feel it will rain at that time it would be nice if you bring your raincoat and protective photographic device. Time to see weather forecasts on television who knows you can take pictures on the street after the rain has stopped.

Photography of Cityscapes at night can be an interesting experience and will certainly train creativity and help find your own style of photography. Light and shadow have different behaviors when there is no sunlight. These lights produce tone changes and expressions that have unique characters. Try to look at the shadows created in the pool of city parks and in the corners of skyscrapers. For a photographer who wants to do cityscapes photography activities at night is to prioritize safety, then open your eyes to the imagination, find and take good low-light photographs, try new things, don't always follow the rules of photography.

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