First of all, remember that this is digital photography and the light doesn’t really change at night. Therefore, you can take your time and you always get a “do over.” If you got it wrong, or just don’t like the way it looks, just adjust and take another shot. It costs you ...
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II (Best Canon Lens for Night Street Photography) This is a compact lens that produces excellent, sharp, high-contrast imagery, 35mm is the ideal focal length for street photography, and when you have an aperture of f/1.4, it’s a breeze to capture those street ...
Canon EOS R6 Mark II For Nikon, this would include: Nikon D850 DSLR Nikon Z6 II For Sony: Sony A7R Sony A7III Best Lens for Night Sky Photography It’s important to choose a fast lens (aperture of f/2.8 or wider) to capture the Milky Way and other star photos and a wide-angle ...
Miklos was very knowledgeable, both on photography and on the more obscure menu settings on my Canon EOS7DII. I had not used Live View much previously so he showed me how to use it to get the very sharp night shots. As Live View is hard on batteries he had even brought a spare Cano...
Like any new skill, learning night photography can be an iterative process. When you get your first shots on your computer at home, don’t be afraid to look at them with a critical eye. Understanding the impact of exposure settings and technical elements can make for a better photo taking...
Shots will look slightly different from the preview image shown on the screen. When there is a risk of overexposure in flash photography, shutter speed or ISO speed is automatically adjusted to reduce loss of detail in highlights and shoot at standard exposure. In flash shots with certain lenses...
Now that you have the proper settings for night-time photography, you are ready to point your DSLR to the heavens and capture more stars than you have ever seen with your naked eye alone! Securely fasten your camera to your tripod via the removable mounting plate. Make sure that all of ...
2. Which Moon or Lunar Phase Is Best for Night Sky Photography? New Moon:If you want to photograph the Milky Way or capture fainter stars and starscapes, shoot under a new moon. Downside: the low light increases the noise or aberrant pixels that may occur with common nightscape settings,...
Recommended Settings Night photography is a challenge, and quite often experimentation is the key to success. It is possible to handhold a camera and still shoot at night, but this may require a wider aperture, a higher ISO rating and some flash so that the images don’t become blurry. ...
(Why are these settings so important for star photography? That’s what I discuss in the next section!) Note: Capturing night-sky photos that show lots of stars doesn’t really work when there’s a full moon (or even a half moon). When you try to compete with large light sources –...