Night and Low Light

After dark the camera has to work harder, and so does the photographer. These twelve tutorials cover settings and gear for night photography, controlling noise without flash, nightscapes, light trails, fireworks and painting with light. Night portraits get their own lesson, and four videos take street photography into the hours when neon and shop windows become the main light sources.

Night Street Photography Settings (Fujifilm)

Eren Sarigul shares his handheld settings for night street photography on a Fujifilm X-T4: find the highest tolerable ISO (3200 to 6400) and cap it with auto ISO, hold a minimum shutter speed near 1/80, favour a 35mm f/1.4 prime over f/2.8 zooms, and shoot bursts to beat camera shake.

9 Essential Night Street Photography Tips

Tim Jamieson shares nine night street tips. He shoots manual with a prime wide open, 1/125, ISO to suit, accepting grain for atmosphere; seeks neon, lamps and shop windows for colour contrast; layers in foreground texture; braves cold and rain for reflections and umbrellas; and slows for motion blur.