DSLR Nighttime Photography Notes

• Turn off the flash. If you leave it on, it will cause on over-lit foreground with a dark background
• A tripod will eliminate movement when trying to use long exposures. If your tripod is flimsy, hang a heavy bag from the center to weigh it down
• Use the timer in order to eliminate shake when pressing the shutter button
• Use long exposure in order to get trails of light from cars or any other moving lit objects.
• Using long exposures drain your battery so be sure to have spares
• A large depth of field is needed if shooting buildings but not a lot of light will be let into the lens
• Up your ISO, it will allow you to shoot in lower lit areas
• Experimenting with these two modes, A / AV allows you to choose the aperture, and S / TV allows you to choose the shutter speed