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Tips on Shooting Street and City
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by Anete Lusina
June 7, 2018
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Are you looking to get into shooting the
city at night? Have no idea where to
begin? Pierre T. Lambert gives you his
insight and advice on how to get started!
The streets at night with their brightly
colored lights and windows can seem a
very alluring place for photographers to
capture the spirit of the city at night, but
the first thing you'll notice is that it's not
always as easy as it seems. First things
first, photographer Lambert, who's an avid
and experienced traveler himself, explains
the different ways of photographing your night time city shots. You may want to shoot long
exposure or capture frozen moments of strangers. For each of the situation, Lambert gives
his advice on how best to approach it, such as what camera settings to use.
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But what about your gear? Lambert's video also touches on what camera gear he has found
to work best for his night time shooting, with a strong focus on the choice of lens rather than
the body. But if you're all set with the technicalities of night time photography, what about the
hardest thing there is, namely, what to shoot? Lambert covers this with a bunch of ideas to
get your creativity going if you're feeling stuck.
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Have you got any other ideas to inspire others to shoot the city at night?
Lead image used with the permission of Pierre T. Lambert.
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Anete Lusina is a natural light photographer
based in Lincolnshire, U.K. You'll either find her
shooting weddings, documentary, or street
photography across the U.K. and Europe, or
perhaps doing the occasional conceptual shoot.
anetelusina.com
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welcome to Malaysia !!!
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Pierre T. Lambert - 6 days ago
Thank you Anete for sharing!
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Spy Black - 6 days ago
Some good info here. I think the mindset is aimed more at people shooting with DSLR or
mirrorless with full frame or APS-C sensors.
I personally rarely shoot with cameras that big on the street anymore. I honestly don't care
too much about sensor noise, but that's my personal taste. I used to shoot a lot at night
back in the 90s with film like Fuji 1600, typically pushed one stop, just so I could shoot
handheld at night, and the noise and acuity I get from even a 1-inch sensor shot at 6400
with an f/3.5 lens is still better than anything I ever got off high speed film, so noise and
grain don't bother me, I'm just used to it. It's more important for me to get the shot that I
otherwise wouldn't have had I not pushed the system.
Although of course you'll get better IQ off a full frame or APS-C sensor, I personally prefer
a decent 1-inch or M4/3 camera for street work, day or night, because they are compact
enough to always be with me. This allows you to get an image that pops up as you are just
going about, as opposed to purposely setting out with all your gear looking for shots.
People generally are also less intimidated by the looks of the compact cameras as
opposed to DSLRs and large mirrorless cameras. My tripod for such tiny gems (a Giottos
Ball Pod) also fits in my pants pocket!
Of course, these are my personal tastes. If you want to make it a project shoot, going out
with full frame or good APS-C camera will certainly yield better quality results, and his tips
here are handy if the hardware is within your budget (RE: fast lenses).
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