What really got me into photography was long exposure photos – I remember using my Sony Cybershot DSC-P150 set on Manual mode, sitting at a Highway overpass capturing light trails of cars – Since then all I wanted to do is go out every night and shoot night lights and cars flashing by.

30sec @ f/22 – ISO 100 – Focal Length 10mm – HighLine Park – NYC

30sec @ f/22 – ISO 100 – Focal Length 10mm – HighLine Park – 10th Ave NYC

These images were captured about week ½ ago – they are fairly easy to shot – set the camera on a tripod, set your camera in Aperture Priority (Av), bump the aperture to f/22 or until your shutter speed reads something like 15sec+ exposure, set the camera to a 10sec timer (that way you wont shake the camera while pressing the shutter) a few seconds later, Voilà!

30sec @ f/18 – ISO 100 – Focal Length 10mm – 10th Avenue Square – HighLine Park

30sec @ f/13 – ISO 100 – Focal Length 16mm – Brooklyn Bridge – NYC

20sec @ f/22 – ISO 100 – Focal Length 10mm – 10th Avenue Square – HighLine Park

30sec @ f/11 – ISO 100 – Focal Length 17mm – Financial District – NYC

For the most part the camera + tripod does 80% of the job, once you take it to photoshop you’ll be able to change the white balance and play with brightness and contrast. The picture above of the Financial District, I was able to change the white balance (Blueish sky) and enhance the reds and oranges to have a bit of a pop color with the lights surrounding the buildings.

Now dust off your tripod and spend a few hours shooting ‘After Dark’

j.martinez

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