Weekly Photography Challenge: Shoot The Darkness

[olivermoss]

Make a post with your shot at any time. The only rule is to use new work only, pictures taken after I make the prompt post, for the challenge response. Feel free to post old work in other posts or as comments to this post so you can give advice or ask for advice.

In the comments to this post, chat about what makes a good nighttime picture.

You can still post responses to previous challenges at any time. (I haven't posted mine yet!)


I've been doing a lot of night shooting. After midnight is the only time the city quiets down enough for me to go shooting without being in the way. I've been very interested in shots where a lot of the shot is dark or black for a while.

The trend for the past decade or so is shots that go heavy on light colors and/or white. A lot of photographers 'expose to the right', deliberately overexposing shots, to make the details pop online easier. Making darker shots as eye catching can be hard.



Old shot of Portland at night

Shooting in lower light conditions is more of a technical challenge. I've been struggling with focus, clarity, color, noise and other things.


Someday, a shot I took last night of a new store

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