Learning to See Night Shots

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Editing should finish the photo, not rescue it. Rain turns ordinary streets into mirrors for twenty minutes. Night photography is mostly about finding something to lean on.

Details

Light changes faster than you can change lenses. Fog does half the composition for you if you let it. Shoot more, share less, and review honestly.

I deleted ninety percent of the roll and kept the one that felt right. Night photography is mostly about finding something to lean on.

Lessons

Light changes faster than you can change lenses. I deleted ninety percent of the roll and kept the one that felt right. Rain turns ordinary streets into mirrors for twenty minutes.

Waiting for the right person to walk into the frame is most of the job. Look at the edges of the frame before pressing the shutter.

Getting started

The best camera is the one you actually carry. I deleted ninety percent of the roll and kept the one that felt right. A single fixed lens made me move my feet and my thinking. Waiting for the right person to walk into the frame is most of the job.

Rain turns ordinary streets into mirrors for twenty minutes. Look at the edges of the frame before pressing the shutter.

Fog does half the composition for you if you let it. The best camera is the one you actually carry.

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