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Beginner’s guide to Night Photography

Hvalfjordur at night

Night photography and Beginner photographers can go together and they should go together. This articles discussed some Night photography basics for anyone interested.

Categorized as Beginner's Guide, Night & Northern LightsTagged f-stops, High iso, iso noise, Low light photography, low-light, sensor noise, star trails, stars, tripod

Comet Aurora – Northern Lights at Jokulsarlon

comet and northern lights

This night photograph, from Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon in Iceland, captured Northern Lights and a comet disappearing into the North sky over Iceland.

Categorized as Night & Northern LightsTagged Auroras, comet, exposure, Filters, glacial lake, High iso, iso noise, long exposure, Low light photography, low-light, ND filter, new moon, northern lights, sensor noise, slow shutter, tripod

What is the “truth” behind Noise and high ISO?

Godafoss waterfall spray
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I’ve been reading about how ISO doesn’t actually increase noise in the camera? Is there any truth to this?

Categorized as Cameras & LensesTagged brightness, brightness levels, detail, exposure, High iso, ISO, iso noise, light, low-light, noise, sensor, sensor noise, signal to noise ratio

Magic Cloth and Milky Way Photography

Milky way aurora

Milky way images are stunning, but what you see on the front page of 500px is usually the result of careful camera and lens choice…

Categorized as Magic Cloth TechniqueTagged black card technique, Filters, High iso, iso noise, long exposure, milky way, neutral density, sensor noise, slow shutter, star trails, stars, tripod

Aurora and foreground? Northern Lights Photography

northern lights and foreground

The Northern lights in Iceland can yield wonderful displays for your camera, but if you can include some of the landscape you are standing in at the time, it will give your picture a dynamic edge.

Categorized as Night & Northern LightsTagged Auroras, composition, exposure, foreground, hdr, High iso, iso noise, Low light photography, multiple exposures, northern lights, textures, tripod

Northern light photography – Controlling noise

New moon Northern Lights

One of the big issues with Northern Lights photos is noise. This technical article discusses photography techniques and camera settings that can help us control noise in our images.

Categorized as Night & Northern LightsTagged High iso, histogram, ISO, iso noise, Low light photography, low-light, noise, sensor noise, stars, tripod

Exposing to the Right in Digital Photography

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Exposure is a critical element in photography. Until the emergence of Digital photography, it was common practice for landscape photographers to slightly underexpose a photo for better highlight detail and increased saturation.

Categorized as Landscape photographyTagged adjustment, auto-bracketting, bracketting, color, colour, exposure, High iso, highlights, histogram, iso noise, multiple exposure, over-expose, RAW, saturation, sensor noise

Photoshop Basics – noise reduction

Northern Light Magic Cloth

No camera is perfect. If we push it to the limits…

Continue reading Photoshop Basics – noise reduction
Categorized as Processing TechniquesTagged adobe lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, coloured dots, digital noise, DSLR, electrical noise, full frame, High iso, ISO, iso noise, light, light source., low-light, noise, photo editing software, photoshop, reduce noise, sensor, sensor noise, unacceptable noise

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