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    How To... Take Photos at Night
    How To... Take Photos at Night
    How To... Take Photos at Night
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    How To... Take Photos at Night

    By Giovanna Tucker

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    How To... Take Photos at Night is a practical guide to help you get started taking photos during 4 stages of the evening; golden hour; sunset; twilight and night.

    You will be given simple settings for your camera for each technique that will help you get started immediately!

    You will learn How To...
    ...take perfect sunsets
    ...photograph Light Trails
    ...take HDR pictures
    ...perfect the Zoom Burst technique
    ...use White Balance with your photos
    ...use the Rule of Thirds to dramatically improve your photos
    ...photograph silhouettes
    ...capture fireworks
    ...much much more!!

    Also included are some computer tutorials for taking photos of panoramas, adding texture to your pictures and changing your image to black and white while leaving a splash of colour.

    This guide should have you taking stunning photos within minutes of reading it!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGiovanna Tucker
    Release dateDec 8, 2011
    ISBN9781465744234
    How To... Take Photos at Night
    Author

    Giovanna Tucker

    Giovanna Tucker is originally from Christchurch, New Zealand. She has been living and working in London, England for the last five years.She first arrived in the UK in 2006, planning to use London as a base to travel around Europe.Photography and travelling have always been her two main passions and the stunning vistas from countries around the world have inspired much of Giovanna's body of work.Her photos have been used in magazine articles, websites, travel and tourism guides, books, blogs and even wine labels!You can find more of her pictures at: www.exploretravelphotography.com

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      How To... Take Photos at Night - Giovanna Tucker

      How To...

      Take Photos at Night

      By

      Giovanna

      Tucker

      How To... Take Photos at Night Copyright Giovanna Tucker 2011

      Published by Giovanna Tucker at Smashwords

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, without written permission from the author.

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      No liability is assumed with respect to the use of information contained within. Although every precaution has been taken, the author assumes no liability for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

      Any trademarks, service marks, personal names, or product names are the property of their respective owners, and are only used for reference.  There is no implied sponsorship, affiliation, approval, or endorsement if we use one of these terms.

      This product is not endorsed or sponsored by Adobe Systems Incorporated publisher of Adobe® Photoshop®.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Evening Photography – The 4 Stages

      Main Tips/Camera Settings

      Composition Rules

      How To… Golden Hour

      How To… Sunset

      How To… Twilight

      How To… Night Photography

      How To… Cityscapes

      How To… Landscapes

      How To… Fireworks

      How To… Silky Water

      How To… Shoot the Moon

      How To… Light Trails

      How To… Zoom Burst

      How To… Silhouettes

      How To… Painting with Light

      How To… Panning

      Techniques that involve Adobe© Photoshop ©

      How To… Panoramic Shots

      How To… Black and White

      How To… Black and White (with a Touch of Colour)

      How To… HDR

      How To… Textures

      Acknowledgments

      Resources

      Introduction

      The period when the day draws to an end, the sun sets and night descends is my favourite time of day for photography because you can create stunning images using long shutter speeds. The only problem is that taking photos in the evening will (quite literally!) confuse your camera and, unless you use your camera’s manual settings, your photos will all turn out too dark and/or blurry. This eBook is designed to help you feel confident at using these manual settings as quickly as possible.

      In this introduction I will be taking you through 4 basic times to take photographs in the evening and the manual settings of your camera.

      There are different times of the evening to consider when you take photographs. To keep things simple, the main stages are; golden hour; sunset; twilight and night.

      Evening Photography – The 4 Stages

      Golden Hour

      This is considered the best time to take photos, because the sun is low and not as harsh as it is in the middle of the day. This softer light places a warm glow over the scene you are capturing. There is less contrast, shadows are less pronounced and highlights are less likely to be over exposed. It is the perfect time to take portraits and land/cityscape shots.

      Sunset

      As the sun sets the sky is filled with lovely colours; oranges;

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