Low light photography pushes limits. It pushes the limits of technique, demanding constant attention to steadying the camera, subject movement, and changing camera settings to suit the conditions.
In order of priority for human perception, the midtones of an image are naturally the most important as they usually contain the most detail, but they are followed closely by highlights, with shadows in last place.
In one important sense, low light photography is not just another situation, or just another themed area of photography. It carries with it a challenge; that in order to work in these lighting conditions you are forfeiting predictability.
Quotes from the book: “The Low Light Photography Field Guide” by Michael Freeman.
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Lovely low light photos Nicole 🙂
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Thanks a lot, Brian! 🙂
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Excellent photos, Nicole. I do like the last ones, were you light painting or just camera moving? Very effective either way.
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Indeed, camera moving. I also have other pics with light painting. Thank you very much! 🙂
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Hi, Nicole. I enjoyed your post very much–both the images and the text! I’ll take a look at the book you quoted. I love your light painting images and the movement ones. Just great. I’ll have to try those techniques.
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The book is awesome… I’m sure you will enjoy it! 🙂 Thanks a lot for your kind comment! I’m glad you like the pictures, I wanted to share some classic ones and others more creative.
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Love your play of lights.
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Thank you very much, Teresa! 🙂
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An interesting gallery, Nicole – loved them all. The last ones, ICM are delightfully creative and beautiful.
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I’m glad you like them! ICM is quite a challenge! Thanks a lot! 🙂
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Excellent. The ferris wheel reflection is my fave!!
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Thank you very much, John! I also love very much this pic, it took me a great deal of patience. 🙂
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Cool camera moving shots. I love seeing the boats at rest. Marinas are usually such busy places, and it was so quiet for your photos. Donna
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Thanks a lot, Donna! 🙂
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I apologize for missing this one Nicole, it’s very special! Your photography is truly excellent, especially for a challenging environment. Thanks so much for joining us on the challenge.
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Thanks a lot, Tina! It was a very interesting challenge, I really enjoyed it. 🙂
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