Crush night photography. 7 Secrets to take photos at night.

Today our friend  Pierre T. Lambert is taking a deep dive into night photography. If you ask yourself how you can get the best photos of the stars or long exposures this video is for you. He compiled 7 tips for you to crush you night photography.



Here his 7 secrets to shooting at night if you want to capture the stars:

1- Get away from the city - the less light pollution the better!

2- Take your first photo with the highest ISO and lowest aperture possible. It's a test shot. Get you composition right and then try those settings: ISO3200, F/2.8 (or your minimum), 25". From there adapt.

3- Focus on infinity by putting your lens in manual and turning the focus ring until you reach the 8 (infinity sign) and come back a mm or two. If mirrorless, use the information on your display.

4- Find a subject to shoot. A point of attention. Something that will help you tell a story.

5- To avoid blurry stars avoid exposing for too long. Divide 500 by your focal length as a rule of thumb for the max duration. Ex: 500/24=~21seconds. I just check manually :)

6- Why are all your shots too dark when you import? You got tricked by your camera! Just like I did too... to avoid that reduce the brightness of your back screen to the minimum possible. Now in result in the body will look a lot more like what you will see on your laptop.

7- Edit your images! You need to! It's crucial if you want to have the stars "pop" and bring details out. Most important tools to use are highlights, clarity, dehaze and local adjustments.

That's it! That's all you need to know. In terms of gear you'll just need a stable spot to put your camera - use a tripod. Put a timer of 2seconds to avoid camera shake with you press the shutter.

Experiences or Things? What makes you go WOW in life? . Damn what an incredible night shooting the stars. I was all ALONE in a very “famous” spot in Utah. On my right, a 300m (900ft) cliff drop and on my left a desert landscape. In between this natural arch that took millions of years to create. . I was wondering if I would run into any kind of 🐅 while outside alone but nope. Nature let me enjoy that show on my own for a few minutes before covering it with clouds. . Grateful to be alive on Earth to experience those moments. 🙂 . Wishing you all an amazing weekend! Get out there and try something different! . #utah #moabutah #exploretocreate #astrophotography #beautifuldestinations

Una publicación compartida de TRAVEL + PHOTOGRAPHY | Pierre (@pierretlambert) el 20 Jul, 2018 a las 6:42 PDT

Can You Believe that for this image I had 2 minutes to shoot it?! Then the light went 💨 🔥 New VIDEO is out! I’m taking you on a REAL shoot sharing my tips for taking better photos and showing how I got those shots! Link in Bio! 👉 @pierretlambert - One of my favourite so far. Let me know how you like it! - Thank you! Happy Monday!!! Love y’all! - #sonyalpha #utah #horseshoebend #chasinglight #beautifuldestinations

Una publicación compartida de TRAVEL + PHOTOGRAPHY | Pierre (@pierretlambert) el 24 Jul, 2018 a las 8:42 PDT

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