Civil Twilight, The River and Light Trails....

We had another wonderful time on our 2nd night out shooting. During class time we talked about the best times to shoot...we discussed civil and nautical twilight and how to use them to create beautiful images. One of the problems with shooting at night is lens flair..and so we discussed the importance of using lens hood and other kinds of flags: hats, hands,cards...etc.

Once we finished chatting in class we spent some time on the river and caught some beautiful images. After a little while on the river we headed up on a walkway over the highway and talked about capturing light trails from passing cars. The folks in the class are so excited about photography and learning how to use their camera skills 24/7. Photography happens all the time because light is light...and as my mentor Rob Heyman is constantly telling me, "just find the light and put the person in it."

These first few images are just a few quick snaps I captured hand held at 6400 ISO...wanted the readers to get an idea of what we're doing. Later in the week I'll post the students images as the post them to me...so be sure and come back later in the week.