Photographing blue hour vs golden hour

[@yuanzddd7122]

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[@itsurgirl_allison]

What kind of camera do you use to shoot blue hour?

[@photohuch]

Any camera is fully capable, from entry level to high end. I shot this with canon 70d. The big thing is, because of a lounger shutter speed you need a tripod.

[@ethanmietzner5218]

Hi Photohuch! You took some gorgeous photos! I'm just curious what camera do you use? Also what exactly is the steps to taking two exposed photos - the first being the exposed foreground and the second the sky? I'm an artist trying to take good reference photos for future paintings and I'm trying to figure out how you get such professional photos compared to what I've taken. Ive got a nikon d3600 camera but for some reason I've just not been able to get what you've gotten. What are your settings for golden hour and blue hour? I want to get a photo of a marina where I'm from in Washington state and I'm just confused with how you get such vibrant colors of the city and the sky without the city being dark black. Also how do you determine a sunset after it sets on a clear night will have beautiful colors like in this video? I'm hoping to get a shot of a clear sky, not clouds just like this. Sorry for all the questions, I just feel like you're a great guy to ask!

[@photohuch]

Hey Buddy, Thanks for watching and reaching out! I shoot with a Canon 70d , she's older but she's a beast. =). For editing I use either Adobe's Lightroom or photoshop. (More so Lightroom over photoshop but that's just me.) What you're looking to do is and HDR photo. It's a technique where you take 2-3 exposures of the same composition. One for the sky, one for the dark / shadow area and then one "regular" exposure. I use the built in software with Lightroom or photoshop to create and HDR image. (High Dynamic Range) I don't light crazy HDR looking photos, they look very over processed for what I want so my 3 exposures aren't too crazy broad in range. For this video I only took 2 exposures because I felt it was all I needed. One for the exposing for the sky and the 2nd exposing for the buildings. Then once I had the "HDR" image I did my edits to taste in Lightroom. (Contrast, sharpening, saturation etc.) As for settings it's hard to say. There really isn't a standard setting because the light can be so different day to day / place to place. My focus was on the buildings for both photos. I also shoot in RAW not jepg. That way I can pull up the shadows and see more of the buildings. Hope this helps, If you ever have any other questions feel free to ask me. Cheers! Cory AKA photoHuch There is another technique called "exposure blending" ,you could research that's done in photoshop.

[@ethanmietzner5218]

@@photohuch Thank you sir! I really appreciate the time to respond to my long comment. Not many people do. I do have a quick question that I'm sure you can answer. I use the Nikon d3400 (just an entry camera) and I was searching to find a way if it has the Auto Exposure Bracketing system but i found out it doesn't for that entry level d3400. What would you recommend I do instead? I do have a tripod. Would it use the exposure compensation and manually adjust it per shot? If so how much do I adjust it? I know that I would have to adjust it manually, so i get nervous having to touch the camera and interacting with it because I don't want to bump it of course. It goes from 0 to 0.3 to 0.7 and so on and the negatives as well. Or, on the other hand would it be best to adjust the shutter speed manually in manual mode?

[@photohuch]

@@ethanmietzner5218 Sorry for the delay in responding. I not sure if your Nikon does exposure bracketing in a preset. If it doesn't you can do it manually by taking one shot "normal exposure" then 2 more. One exposing for the brights/ Highlights, so you're a bit over exposed. Then a third shot exposing for the shadows, so that shot will bit a bit under exposed. Yep, I would adjust shutter speed in manual mode for this. Cheers! Feel free to ask me anything buddy. Huch

[@ethanmietzner5218]

@@photohuch thankyoh so much Huch! I really appreciate your time to respond!

[@karinalusy]

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[@photohuch]

Thank you so much. Also.. thanks for watching!🤘🏻❤️

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[@photohuch]

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