Urban Travel Photography for Instagram
Photographing at Night
A course by Elaine Li , Art Director and Photographer
Joined January 2020
About the video: Photographing at Night
Overview
“The atmosphere of a city changes so much at night. It's one of my favorite times to shoot. In this lesson, I will take you through how I shoot at night and what to look out for in the absence of daylight.”
In this video lesson Elaine Li addresses the topic: Photographing at Night, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Travel Photography for Instagram. Learn to capture the essence of your travels by exploring photography techniques to shoot both day and night, and build a meaningful connection with your followers.
Partial transcription of the video
“Photographing at Night The atmosphere of a city changes so much at night. It's one of my favorite times to shoot. In this lesson, I'll take you through how I shoot at night and what to look out for in the absence of daylight. Shooting at night is quite a different experience. Usually you need a tripod to create photos with long exposure and light trails. But as you know by now, I like to travel light. Sometimes a lens with large aperture would be sufficient. I usually use my 35 mm, 1.4, because this lens has a large aperture, which means faster shutter speed and lower ISO. Again, I shoot wi...”
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Course summary for: Urban Travel Photography for Instagram
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Instagram Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography
Elaine Li
A course by Elaine Li
Elaine Li is an art director and photographer from Hong Kong, currently based in Sydney. She works in the field of advertising, and over time she has developed campaigns for brands such as McDonald's, Nike, Red Cross, Allianz and many more.
She is also very passionate about photography. When she was 12, her dad gifted her a digital camera, and she has been obsessed ever since. In 2012, she began sharing her work on Instagram, amassing over 261K followers. Currently, she works with brands to create content for social media, and capture photos for tourism boards and experience providers.
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