NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

Night photographers generally have a choice between using artificial light and using a long exposure, exposing the scene for seconds, minutes, and even hours in order to give the film or digital sensor enough time to capture a usable image.

In the early 1900s, a few notable photographers, Alfred Stieglitz and William Fraser, began working at night. 

From the back-window. Alfred Stieglitz. 1915

Icy night. Alfred Stieglitz. 1893

 

Reflections. Alfred Stieglitz. 1897



The first photographers known to have produced large bodies of work at night were Brassai and Bill Brandt.

Brassai. Open Gutter from Paris by Night. 1933

Brassai. Paris by Night

Brassai

With the progress of high-speed films, higher-sensitivity digital image sensors, wide-aperture lenses, and the ever-greater power of urban lights, night photography is increasingly possible using available light.

I made some pictures during the night in Enfield using long exposure and natural light. That's what I have.

Some of the images look better in black and white. It clearly shows the contrast between these two colours which makes the picture not only look dramaticly more interesting but also strictly otlines the shapes and boarders between black and white. This makes you to look and understand image differently.