(via vague-affair)
When you’re lonely, you might need time for yourself to be alone.
Ironic it is.
Isaw
Isaw is a common Filipino street food. It is either chicken or pig intestines, grilled until a delicious reddish-brown color and best enjoyed when dipped in spicy vinegar.
(from putograft)
When taking photos at night, the most important thing to find is the light. Just like in this photoset, you will see how the light is of a big help for me in achieving the shots with just the right amount of shadows and highlights in it. Light is your power in the dark that without it, you cannot have a subject unless your subject is just pure black or you wanted to do a long-exposure shot. So if you want to get a good shot during night, here are some of my tips.
1. Take a photo using a slow shutter speed
By having a slower shutter speed, it could create a nice slow motion looking blur BUT this is only applicable if you are using a tripod or your camera is placed over a stable object. With this effect, it manages to give the image its natural ambiance.
2. Having a wide-angle lens is a huge advantage
Wide-angle lenses work best for night life photography. It allows you to capture a huge space and sets a mood that the photographer wants his viewers to feel. The lens that is the most suitable for a wide-angle shot is an 11-16mm lens (Tokina for example) or an 8mm Fisheye Lens, but if you don’t have those type of lenses you could use your kit lens which is the most functional lens. The usual aperture used should be at a minimum of f/8 so that you could capture every detail (if long-exposure shot).
3. Use the native ISO that can be found on your camera.
The native ISO is the base of your ISOs. For example, Nikon Cameras usually have 200 as its native ISOs and 100 for Canon Cameras. By using the native ISO, it reduces the grain of your shot. By having this lower ISO, it makes your the light sensitivity of your image darker, which is needed when taking long-exposure shots. But if you are not aiming for a long-exposure shot, then you could always increase your ISO for higher light sensitivity so that you can capture things that needs a faster shutter speed. But emember that sometimes, grains work well in a photograph.
4. Hand-hold the Camera
This tip applies for subjects that you aim for is to be still. And what you need here is that the subject must be steady. You must use a faster shutter speed (1/30 is enough with an f/3.5 aperture) to reduce the motion blurs. But you can also use slow shutter speeds (1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/10, etc.) to create the feel of movement. It’s up to you how you want your photo to look like.
5. All the adjustments (Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed, Exposure Compensation, etc.) must be made before taking the shot.
Just like what I said (above), if you want to have a lesser blur and movement, you have to speed up the shutter speed but must be compensated with your aperture. If you are covering an event and you need to take a shot of the crowd with a minimal light, use a slower shutter speed and have the aperture at the right one (f/5.6, f/6.3, f/8 - suggested). If the light is still lacking, then increase your ISO.
I hope that I helped you guys with your Night Life Shooting.
