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Night Lighting

Posted by admin on 25 Jun 2014 / 0 Comment

Hello all!

Here are some night photos! As some of you know, warm nights are very possibly my favourite time to take photos. Walking around Ottawa is really fun when you are looking for unique angles, lighting and a subject. Those are the main things I look for. I’ve found it’s not enough to find some interesting lighting or get car lights in the shot as they zoom by. You need a distinct and interesting subject. I’m hoping to add my own subjects to these photos soon by way of dancers, musicians, par-cour athletes and so on, but for now, here are some fun downtown Ottawa night shots.

The West Block building currently under construction is the main reason I went out to take night shots. It is covered up in semi-transparent plastic, and, for some reason, lit up at night. I thought it would make for a unique photo, despite the fact that tourists are probably annoyed at finding there is construction happening.

The West Block building currently under construction is the main reason I went out to take night shots. It is covered up in semi-transparent plastic, and, for some reason, lit up at night. I thought it would make for a unique photo, despite the fact that tourists are probably annoyed at finding there is construction happening.

I tried a few different angles, deciding to keep centre block in there so that people know these are photos of west block. Also, night photography can often lend itself to black and white work because you are mainly working with intriguing lighting rather than colours necessarily.

I tried a few different angles, deciding to keep centre block in there so that people know these are photos of west block. Also, night photography can often lend itself to black and white work because you are mainly working with intriguing lighting rather than colours necessarily.

There again, sometimes you are going for colour. With other night shooting excursions I've done, I've been looking for light that was already there, but now I'm trying to imagine what light I can add to add to the shot. Here, I used this shiny statue at the NAC as a subject, and used a flash to light it up. To my delight and total surprise, it caused a great reflection of the trees in front of the statue.

There again, sometimes you are going for colour. With other night shooting excursions I’ve done, I’ve been looking for light that was already there, but now I’m trying to imagine what light I can add to add to the shot. Here, I used this shiny statue at the NAC as a subject, and used a flash to light it up. To my delight and total surprise, it caused a great reflection of the trees in front of the statue.

Here is another way of adding light to add to a photo. I really liked this old tree, and I liked the light from the street in the background, but it needed more, so I used the long shutter to dance around the tree with a pair of lights, and voila, light painting. What do you think of adding this technique to photos?

Here is another way of adding light to add to a photo. I really liked this old tree, and I liked the light from the street in the background, but it needed more, so I used the long shutter to dance around the tree with a pair of lights, and voila, light painting. What do you think of adding this technique to photos?

This is another way I tried out light painting. I thought, 'How cool would it be to add to an already existing thing by drawing over it with light?' I hope to get more whimsical with this technique and see what happens.

This is another way I tried out light painting. I thought, ‘How cool would it be to add to an already existing thing by drawing over it with light?’ I hope to get more whimsical with this technique and see what happens.

One of the best things night photography is good for is intriguing landscapes. The lighting is so different from the day, and you often get interesting buildings lit up brighter than the surrounding environment. Here, I used my new wide-angle lens and had my fiancee flash the statue from earlier to add another subject to the photo.

One of the best things night photography is good for is intriguing landscapes. The lighting is so different from the day, and you often get interesting buildings lit up brighter than the surrounding environment. Here, I used my new wide-angle lens and had my fiancee flash the statue from earlier to add another subject to the photo.

There you are, my night photos from my most recent downtown Ottawa shoot. If you have a camera with a manuel mode and a tripod, you can do this. Try it out with and see what you get.

Thanks for looking!

 

 

 

 

 

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