I headed out on the 23rd for a night photography lesson conducted by the good people at Three Little Wishes Photography. I have already been on a couple of courses with them previously and their friendly and relaxed style of tutoring aspiring photogs like myself suited me down to a tee so it was a no brainer to get involved in a night class when the opportunity came about.
The initial idea was to set-up in Westhaven Marina's car park and get some shots of the city. Auckland is often referred to as "The City of Sails" so incorporating the boats in the marina with the iconic Sky tower really gives a strong image of what Auckland is all about and why it has that nickname.
Now of course night photography is not complete without shooting some light trails. I referred to this in my last post, this is how I first began to dabble in manipulating shutter speeds and Auckland has a few bridges over the main motor way routes around the city. In this case it is the motorway that come off the harbour bridge that was the target.
Rolling you zoom while the shutter is open can introduce some cool effects to a picture. Here we have two Sky towers in one picture achieved by simply rolling the zoom during the exposure. Heaps of fun to be had with this technique and not only when the light has faded, you can get equally cool results during the day time!
The final part of the evening was spent learning some light painting. This was the part of the evening I had been looking forward to as I had an idea in my mind as to how this works in theory but that is all it was, theory so I was looking forward to getting some proper insight and instruction.
Here is one of the class "lifting weights". This was the key bit I needed to learn, freezing your subject with flash and then drawing, in this case a set of weights, whatever catches your fancy. It is a lot of fun and there was some stuff going on between the groups. I definitely need to get my hands on a flash unit now - added to the list of needs!
This was a really enjoyable class with lots of great information. It helped me really solidify what I knew about night shooting and really opened up my eyes to an array of possibilities that flash can introduce to this style of photography. Three Little Wishes really know how to conduct a workshop, it is always fun and delivered in a friendly environment that helps you get the best out of your gear. If you are in Auckland I recommend checking out their classes, I will be back for more.
Thanks for stopping by.
The initial idea was to set-up in Westhaven Marina's car park and get some shots of the city. Auckland is often referred to as "The City of Sails" so incorporating the boats in the marina with the iconic Sky tower really gives a strong image of what Auckland is all about and why it has that nickname.
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| City of Sails - ISO 100, 44mm, f/16, 2.5sec |
Now of course night photography is not complete without shooting some light trails. I referred to this in my last post, this is how I first began to dabble in manipulating shutter speeds and Auckland has a few bridges over the main motor way routes around the city. In this case it is the motorway that come off the harbour bridge that was the target.
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| Traffic goes by - ISO 400, 24mm, f/22, 30sec |
Rolling you zoom while the shutter is open can introduce some cool effects to a picture. Here we have two Sky towers in one picture achieved by simply rolling the zoom during the exposure. Heaps of fun to be had with this technique and not only when the light has faded, you can get equally cool results during the day time!
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| A Sky tower Double-up - ISO 200, 33mm, f/18, 30sec |
The final part of the evening was spent learning some light painting. This was the part of the evening I had been looking forward to as I had an idea in my mind as to how this works in theory but that is all it was, theory so I was looking forward to getting some proper insight and instruction.
Here is one of the class "lifting weights". This was the key bit I needed to learn, freezing your subject with flash and then drawing, in this case a set of weights, whatever catches your fancy. It is a lot of fun and there was some stuff going on between the groups. I definitely need to get my hands on a flash unit now - added to the list of needs!
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| Weight lifting - ISO 200, 28mm, f/8.0, 20sec |
This was a really enjoyable class with lots of great information. It helped me really solidify what I knew about night shooting and really opened up my eyes to an array of possibilities that flash can introduce to this style of photography. Three Little Wishes really know how to conduct a workshop, it is always fun and delivered in a friendly environment that helps you get the best out of your gear. If you are in Auckland I recommend checking out their classes, I will be back for more.
Thanks for stopping by.
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